I'm very happy for you, but I'm not sure you even know what willpower means. >In my opinion, successful dieting isn't a willpower issue.... I wake up and plan

I'm very happy for you, but I'm not sure you even know what willpower means. >In my opinion, successful dieting isn't a willpower issue.... I wake up and plan my meals in accordance with my diet plan. I then only eat those meals. Imagine a recipe for overcoming drug addiction. In the morning, you decide not to take drugs. Then you don't take drugs that day. This is nonsense. When you're hungry and low on energy, it's a constant battle. You have a burning awareness that any moment you could go get something to eat. I'm glad it doesn't work that way for you, seriously. >Not particularly. If I had a high metabolism I would not have put on the weight easily in the first place. Sure you would. Eating a surplus is easy. You already said you ate until you were stuffed, didn't exercise, and consumed too much beer. This is why I used the money example. You can make a huge amount of money and still burn it.