Sustained Weight Loss Takes Knowledge, Patience And Practice

While having lunch at a convention where I was scheduled to speak, I sat with a very nice, overweight gentleman. After we introduced ourselves to each other, he realized I was one of the speakers presenting a breakout session about wellness in the workplace. He asked me to give him three pieces of advice about diet. I looked him straight in the eye, and said, “Sustained weight loss takes knowledge, patience, and practice, and without patience, there is no practice.” He was shocked at my answer. He said, “I thought you would say eat vegetables or drink water, like I always hear.” It was then that he admitted, “I lack patience, so I don’t practice. That needs to change.”