Comments on: Prepare For Weight Loss, Part 5: Supportive Social System http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2008/12/09/prepare-for-weight-loss-part-5-supportive-social-system/ Ruminations on Weight Loss, Health, and Longevity Via the Mediterranean Diet Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: zbiggy http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2008/12/09/prepare-for-weight-loss-part-5-supportive-social-system/#comment-562 zbiggy Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:18:55 +0000 http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2008/12/09/prepare-for-weight-loss-part-5-supportive-social-system/#comment-562 this one seems too demanding, imho. it's ok to have a supporting and understanding partner and it's not only when you decided to lose weight, just anytime. But one can't make it a "sine qua non" condition to even make a start - you don't have to wait until your spouse stops buying these butter cakes! this one seems too demanding, imho. it’s ok to have a supporting and understanding partner and it’s not only when you decided to lose weight, just anytime. But one can’t make it a “sine qua non” condition to even make a start - you don’t have to wait until your spouse stops buying these butter cakes!

]]> By: Steve Parker, M.D. http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2008/12/09/prepare-for-weight-loss-part-5-supportive-social-system/#comment-586 Steve Parker, M.D. Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:31:34 +0000 http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2008/12/09/prepare-for-weight-loss-part-5-supportive-social-system/#comment-586 zbiggy, you're right: a supportive partner/environment is not a sine qua non for successful weight loss. But if I'm tempted by butter cakes while trying to lose weight, it's easier for me to resist them if they are not in my face. -Steve zbiggy, you’re right: a supportive partner/environment is not a sine qua non for successful weight loss.

But if I’m tempted by butter cakes while trying to lose weight, it’s easier for me to resist them if they are not in my face.

-Steve

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