We all know this, but we forget.
We forget in the face of the next new diet, the latest thinking in how best to metabolize fat, how to not be hungry, how to lose it quicker than quick. These ideas are seductive and they help us forget the real deal.
Permanent weight loss, which is the only kind of weight loss that matters (Who wants to keep losing it and gaining it back?) requires personal change that lasts. The process of personal change is not quicker than quick, but it is what works.
Here's an example. Do you make sure to ignore any physical repercussions of being overweight? If you get extra tired, or can't move the way you want to, do you tell yourself "this is because of my weight"? Or do you push it to a far corner of your mind?
If you don't recognize the ramifications of being overweight, you can always say to yourself "it doesn't matter, I'll be okay without losing this weight", and then go ahead and break your diet.
The food matters but there's a lot more to it than that.
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