How many private weight loss sessions does the speaker cite having done?

Jim KatsoulisJim AI — Your Personal Guide to Living at Your Goal Weight

do you want to be overweight?

17 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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A short YouTube monologue by Jim Katsoulis arguing that many people subconsciously choose to remain overweight because extra weight functions as a protective barrier — losing it would feel like increased vulnerability. The claim is grounded in the speaker's clinical experience working with over 5,000 private weight-loss clients and is offered as a psychological obstacle listeners should reflect on and resolve to achieve lasting weight loss.

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Over 5,000 private weight loss sessions.

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The number one reason people want to be overweight in my experience, after doing over 5,000 private weight loss sessions, is that deep down they feel that if they lose the weight, they're going to be more vulnerable. Now, this vulnerability can come out in different ways, but ultimately, they're using the extra weight as a form of protection. Before you could ever lose any weight, you may try lots of diets and they never work. And you wonder why. This is why. Because deep down, you feel like you're safer, you're more protected with the weight. So you've got to reflect on this. And if this is one of your challenges, then you've got to resolve it so you can finally put yourself on a path to achieve the weight that you want to live at.