Loved the piece. Diet is a part of it but so are hormones.

I've been overweight (90kg/200lb at 1,8m/6ft) since going to college and tried dieting but never managed to be lean. In my 20s I would diet and lose 20lb but then gain it again. Over time I convinced myself "that wasn't a big deal".

I went to an endocrinologist last month and I feel like the scales have fallen from my eyes. Suddenly all that resistance to losing weight wasn't because I suck at dieting. It's because my hormones and my fat keep me from losing weight. The medicine I'm taking even drove away the binge factor. Even though I'm still at the start of my weight loss journey just lifting that burden from my shoulders.