Skip the diet mentality. Lasting weight loss comes from building consistent habits, not obsessing over the scale or chasing quick fixes that never stick around.
What are you conditioned to doing when you want to lose weight? Yes, grabbing some sort of eating plan and doing more exercise. And that will absolutely work in the short term, but when it comes to long-term weight loss, building lasting healthy habits matters far more. And of course, this really is not as exciting as jumping on and off the scales every day to see how much weight you've lost. But that strategy hasn't worked so far, has it? Sustainable weight loss is about being consistent with a healthy lifestyle because consistency builds great habits. There's more on this below.
