> Is losing weight an important health goal?
I would argue having that as a goal sets you up for failure. You can lose weight a bunch of different ways, most of them probably aren’t in service to your actual goal.
Instead, keep asking yourself “why” do you have a specific goal to get at the root cause. This is sometimes called the “5 whys”
eg:
- why do I want to lose weight? To be physically attractive
- why do I want to be physically attractive? So others find me attractive
- why do I want others to find me attractive? Because I want to have more physical relationships
You could go another way:
- why do I want to lose weight? To feel good about myself.
- why don’t you feel good about yourself? Because, uhh, maybe it’s not about the weight?
- why don’t you know why you feel bad? I don’t know! Let me find out.
“Losing weight” is a catch-all for solving some underlying issue most of the time. Figure that out and work toward a solution.