How does one best lose weight? Well, there are many different things that I can say but none as important as this: Self-control. And by control, I mean, willpower. One has to view the unhealthier things as discomforting and consciously tell yourself that the healthier choices will yield happiness. Working on your willpower is no different than working a muscle. Maybe it would be helpful to purposefully choose the healthy things that seem so unappealing at first as an act to develop willpower as if lifting a dumbbell. Eventually, you will be making healthier decisions more often than not, which is the ultimate goal, to tip the scales in the right direction. On a further note, don