- Stop looking for weird tips or gimmicks. They're usually bullshit. - Recognize that media and the weight loss industry have absolutely no interest in helpin

- Stop looking for weird tips or gimmicks. They're usually bullshit. - Recognize that media and the weight loss industry have absolutely no interest in helping you lose weight permanently. The incentives are wrong. They want a captive audience and repeat clientele. If there's any truth to what they say it's incidental. e.g. Blueberries are not a magically healthy food that will transform you into a greek god or goddess if you eat them. Some asshole blueberry farmers just commissioned a study to drum up sales and idiot health reporters picked it up on a slow news day. I'm not saying blueberries are bad for you. They're just fruit. - Everyone has advice that has worked for them (or maybe hasn't really). That doesn't mean it will work for you. - Maybe you stress eat or eat when you're bored. Maybe you eat way too much of the wrong foods. Everyone is different. The path to being healthier starts with observation. Keep a food and activity journal and crunch the numbers. An apple isn't so healthy that you can ignore the calories in it. Write things down and figure out where you're paying the biggest costs. - Change your behaviour. This is what works. Read a book on cognitive behavioural therapy if you have no idea where to start. Your weight isn't a temporary condition that can be permanently fixed by temporary action, such as a short-term diet. It's a reflection of your diet and activity habits. Permanent changes to how you think, eat, and act are necessary to change your weight. Little changes can yield big results. e.g. Get in the habit of asking yourself, whenever you open the fridge door, "Am I hungry, or am I bored?" If you're bored, close the fridge door and go do something interesting. - It may seem like there is a sea of advice and help out there that might make things easy. However, you really have to figure this shit out for yourself. It's going to take some mental effort, but it's worth it. You can do it if you try.