Weight Loss According to Dr. Chanh Tran Tien

When patients first come to see me, I tell them right off the bat that no diet is definitive, including the one I suggest they go on.

I also tell them that weight loss and weight stabilization are two different projects or two different contracts; I strongly emphasize the notion of a contract, because if you want to get results, you must have a contract; and a contract requires two parties: you and me. You can’t conclude a contract with yourself.

As a rule, most of my patients fulfill the first contract because they consult me about weight loss, but oftentimes they tend to forget about the second contract. Once the emergency is over, they focus on other concerns that are unrelated to their extra pounds...