The good news here is that weight loss if often much easier than one expects, at least once we break through the brick wall of health misconceptions out there. This means, at times, doubting conventional wisdom, questioning the advise of your doctor (gasp) or disregarding the “tips for flat abs” spit out by the latest beauty magazine. As you may have noticed, the average person, your doctor, and the models in many magazines all look unhealthy, though for different reasons.
So what’s a person to do? How do you sort through the options? I suggest trying what works, and letting go of any long-held dietary assumptions that don’t seem to be working. Seems like common sense, but while people have been encouraged to eat “low-fat” to lose weight and prevent disease the last 50 years, the obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer rates continue to rise… a lot. Perhaps the old paradigm isn’t working?

