Sick to Fit: Three simple techniques that got me from 420 pounds to the cover of Runner’s World, Good Morning America, and the Today Show

You may still feel the craving, but that’s different from having to make the decision again and again, every time the temptation presents itself. And as research shows, cravings that aren’t fed quickly subside and soon go away.

DO more. DO less. DO different. Tweak, experiment, observe, and repeat.

it’s the beginner, not the expert, who displays courage

Initial success is absolutely no guarantee of sustainable success.

Your body is unique, as is your history of taking care of it (and failing to take care of it). You may have particular health challenges. You may have tons of family or work responsibilities. You may have more or less money with which to buy time or gear. You may be naturally optimistic or pessimistic.

You’ll find this a lot — the real turning point, the “root cause” of your behavior, occurred well before the “symptom” that looked like the poor choice.

But right now, our goal is to do away with the need for willpower entirely. And we can do that by making a decision once, and then never making it again.

We don’t want to live in a world where the only things that are valued are the ones that can be measured. What about happiness, passion, curiosity, wonder, and love?

And, in a curious mental shift, once all three elements were in place, weight loss became an afterthought, not the main goal.