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Last week I talked about some of the (many!) reasons why diets don’t work.
A huge pattern I’ve noticed is that people do not trust themselves around food.
They believe that if left to their own devices they would begin eating and never stop.
This reinforces the need for someone — an expert, a coworker, a friend — to tell them what and when and how much to eat.
I was like this for many years. I felt downright out-of-control around food, like my hunger was completely insatiable. [Read more…]
Have you ever wondered why diets don’t work?
Diets don’t work because they assume that the reason people are overweight is because they lack willpower. And that’s simply not true.
If we lacked willpower, nobody would have ever lost a pound on a diet.
Diets don’t work because they assume that we can’t trust ourselves. [Read more…]
Do you love to eat?
Most of us would say yes. We look forward to it with great anticipation. We might even imagine our next meal to the point of salivation.
And yet, the moment we sit down to eat most of us do something else. [Read more…]
