Short video/transcript by Jim Katsoulis arguing that knowing what to do to lose weight is different from consistently practicing the behaviors required. Emphasizes shifting focus from information-gathering to repeated practice (reinforcing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors) using a piano-learning analogy.
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Knowing what you should do to lose weight and being able to get yourself to consistently do those things is two completely different processes. And you are fixated on the information, the learning of how to lose weight, and not enough on the practice. Metaphorically. It's like if you've never played the piano and you wanted to learn, and you went out and got the 10 best books about learning how to play the piano, read them cover to cover, but never practiced, how good would you be at the piano? Not very good. And so it's the same thing with your weight loss. You know enough about what you need to do to lose weight. You now have to practice reinforcing and implementing those thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so you start to do them naturally so you can get the results that you want.