6. The weight loss industry makes huge amounts of money out of your ‘wishful thinking’
It cannot be denied, of course, that for many people eating too much has been the main cause of their weight gain over the years - whether it’s a case of just eating a hundred or a few hundred calories more than your metabolism can deal with each day or anything up to a serious problem with overeating or an addiction to overeating.
In their seminal book on overcoming bad habits and change, Changing for Good, the three doctor authors say that ‘wishful thinking’ is one of the main things that prevents people moving forwards and altering their behaviour. Rather than having to change their own habits, they say, people want to find a ‘magic bullet’ solution instead. With weight loss this could be in the form of weight loss pills, low-calorie diet foods or faddish diets, for example.
Whatever it is in your life that has lead to your gaining weight, it is unlikely to change permanently unless you address that cause.
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