A lot of us seem to be having the same problem. I am in a very bad patch at the moment with my weight. I absolutely have to get it down. i am in pain, can barely walk, and may be refused an operation if I don't get it down, and yet I am not succeeding. I am going through a difficult time emotionally but that is not going to change any time soon, so I have to find a strategy. I am beginning to think the only solution is to have no food in the house and to eat out every meal at a restaurant I have prewarned what not to serve me!

It is tough. If you are under stress, your body produces cortisol and this makes it difficult for you to lose weight. The body has primitive defense mechanisms, and one of the most stubborn is to preserve fat. If your body thinks for a second it is starving, it will fight you with every ounce of vigor, and there is not much you can do. Try to eliminate stress...if you can. I know, I shouldn't even have stress, but I invent it when I can. Dumb humans.

We ALL have made bad food choices. 98% of what's sold in stores and restaurants today are truly "bad food choices" created for taste and addictions and not for health. Stock your kitchen with GOOD food choices! You don't even have a choice if all you have at home is calorie-dense, high-salt, high-sugar, high-fat, processed foods! First, get rid of that stuff and stock your kitchen with fresh fruits, veggies, healthy fish and skinless chicken breast. Tree nuts and whole grains, too, but in VERY limited amounts due to caloric density. Frozen is fine as long as there are no other added ingredients... no sauce, no salt. Eat those things and nothing else and the weight will melt off. I'm down 75-pounds now from May of 2015 with no other techniques whatsoever. That's almost 1/3 of my original weight. The above is ALL you need to know for weight loss and return to health.