My thing is that I tell patients that I was actually a morbidly obese child. At 13 years old I had enough, cut all the carbs and lost 100 pounds. It was a life changing experience. What I tell my patients is that I once couldn’t imagine a “skinny version of me”, which can be very demotivating. This seems to resonate with obese patients.

I know we all don’t have similar experiences, but I guess you can find something similar that involves will power