Eating whatever you want and maintaining perfect health are not inalienable rights. Neither God nor the Founding Fathers promised us that. Madison Avenue has been trying to convince us these are our rights. They tell us we can have it all (and without exercising too) but truth be told, we know in our hearts this is not the way the world works.
There isn't a pill that will restore our health or make us thin without huge side
effects -- so why do we keep looking?
Losing weight is like amassing a huge fortune. There will be a lucky few who have the genetics to eat in the most natural way and they will maintain a healthy weight -- just like there are a lucky few who win the lotto or buy Microsoft at its IPO.
For the rest of us, it is all the little decisions we make every day. 250 choices a day. 250 opportunities to eat just one or two bites less -- or not finish something if it doesn't taste as good as you thought it would. Amassing the stockpile of uneating calories -- being willing to keep in mind your big picture goal -- trading instant (and many times fleeting) gratification for health and ease of mind in the long term. (Really -- is the enjoyment of a couple extra bites worth your peace of mind where weight is concerned???) It is always a trade off.
No one can promise you success BUT...no one can stop you from being successful if that is what you chose to do.
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