I was asked recently, “What is the diet when you have a lot of weight to lose?” In thinking how to respond, I realized we all know that we should- eat healthy food, not too much, and move more. What this person was really asking me was not what to do but how to lose weight. For me, weight loss is a mental game. I have found that I need to set goals with deadlines and have a high level of accountability to be successful. I also have to hit a wall of some sort, for example