Moving Towards Action

Given the number of conflicting diet books out there, one might think that there is some confusion about what to do.

In fact, we all know what to do: “Eat [real] food, not too much…” (Michael Pollan). We also know that moving more helps too; though, mostly with other health benefits since exercise is a small part of weight loss.

So why so many diet books? I suspect the reason is that even though we know what to do, finding the right mindset and then applying a process to weight loss are the two key steps missing from most “diet” approaches. Specifically, the books mostly focus on telling you what to eat but not on how to change your thinking and habits.

This two part series will focus on both of those issues. In Part 1 we will focus on mindset.

Let me weigh in on the low carb-vs-low fat debate: both sugar and fat can cause obesity.

So either going low-carb or low-fat can work to help you lose weight. The hard part of weight loss is shifting your thinking about food.

There are no magic bullets, or special techniques, that will make it easier or faster to lose weight long term.

Whatever approach you pick to lose weight you will need to repeat it day-in and day-out. As you keep at it, it will get easier; however, it may always feel like work for you personally depending on your personal weight-related, emotional demons.

More succinctly, it’s a lifestyle not a diet; you will need to be able to envision yourself practicing these approaches for the rest of your life.

For me, I realized my weight loss why was about being able to breath easily, what my doctors thought was asthma was just fat getting in the way.

To be clear, it can sound corny. But figuring it out is key, particularly when you need to push through the inevitable bumps in the road of your weight loss journey.

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and it’s easy to beat ourselves up if we go off track from our plan. Reminding yourself that tomorrow, or the next meal, or even the next bite is a blank slate can help with recommitting to the intention to weight loss.

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