The title asks an interesting question: > Is losing weight an important health goal? I would argue having that as a goal sets you up for failure. You can lose

The title asks an interesting question: > Is losing weight an important health goal? I would argue having that as a goal sets you up for failure. You can lose weight a bunch of different ways, most of them probably aren’t in service to your actual goal. Instead, keep asking yourself “why” do you have a specific goal to get at the root cause. This is sometimes called the “5 whys” eg: - why do I want to lose weight? To be physically attractive - why do I want to be physically attractive? So others find me attractive - why do I want others to find me attractive? Because I want to have more physical relationships You could go another way: - why do I want to lose weight? To feel good about myself. - why don’t you feel good about yourself? Because, uhh, maybe it’s not about the weight? - why don’t you know why you feel bad? I don’t know! Let me find out. “Losing weight” is a catch-all for solving some underlying issue most of the time. Figure that out and work toward a solution.