Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight

by Linda Bacon

Maybe, I said, we had successfully tested many weight-loss regimens and they had failed us. Had it ever occurred to them that maybe we did everything right, but the techniques we tried just weren’t capable of delivering on their promise?

eating when you’re hungry helps maintain your setpoint and keep you at the weight that’s right for you, and denying your hunger leads to compensatory mechanisms that trigger fat storage and weight gain.

maintaining the right weight for you is about respecting your hunger and trusting your body to guide you in doing what’s best.