Stop Renting Weight Loss - patbarone.com

Over 13 years ago, when I decided to lose weight permanently, the word was out: Diets don’t work.

In 1996, there was a kind of confusion as to why that was true. I set out to understand permanent weight loss because I knew that gave me the ONLY opportunity to achieve it.

It’s not surprising, when I give a workshop or teach a class, that my clients don’t understand how the body loses weight. It’s no guarded secret. But we simply don’t teach it here in America. It’s not fast. It’s not sexy. But I say the hell with that, you can be fast and sexy later, once you’ve taken the time to make real change in your life.

So, here we go. Here’s the first reason diets almost never lead to permanent weight loss:

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Welcome to “Stop Renting Weight Loss!” I’m Pat Barone, America’s Weight Loss Catalyst, of Catalyst Coaching LLC.

I’m on a mission to educate the world about permanent weight loss because I truly believe it is the answer to excess weight, the pain we suffer because of it, and many of the health problems which result from overweight.

After battling excess weight and watching my weight yo-yo up and down, depending on the diet flavor of the day, I decided to lose weight permanently.  To my surprise, my doctor didn’t think I could do it.  My friends rolled their eyes.  My family said, “Yeah, right.  You’ve said that before.”

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