Saleh Daher - Losing 100 Pounds - No Drugs, No Surgery

Losing and keeping off 100 pounds is hard. Having done it, Sal wants to convince you that you too can gain control of your weight. No drugs, no surgery, just new habits patiently created and reinforced. Sal's daughter Grace Daher conducted this frank interview. Highlights: Here's the Story of How Sal Daher Lost 100 Pounds with No Drugs and No Surgery –  You Can Do It Too Sal Introduces His Daughter Grace Daher Who Is Asking the Questions When Sal Was First Told He Needed to Lose Weight A Big 13-Year-Old on a 1,300 Calorie Diet – Misery! Early On It Was Evident that Sal Was Triggered by Food but His Brother William Was Not Sal Became More Active in College but Bad Diet Caused Weight Gain Lost Weight During Summer Break in Brazil – Less Eating More Moving Sal Was Fit in College, But Still Overweight – Did Not Realize the Burden He Was Carrying Around Sal Got Down to His Ideal Body Weight in His Mid 30s Out of Concern for His Blood Pressure Lost the Weight on the HMR Program – No Hunger – More Is Better How the Weight Came Back On – Grace Remembers Sal's Struggles HMR Program Turns Down Chance to Coach Oprah Winfrey Individually Because They Did Not Have Data to Support that Approach Attending Weekly Support Group Is Essential for Success Long Term – Alcoholics Anonymous Example Grace Was Shocked to See Sal's Weight Loss After the Isolation from COVID Sal Was Proud to Be Fat but Fit – His Doctor's Warnings Were Not for Fit People Like Him Being Overweight Has a Lot to Do with Genetics – We Have to Fight Our Genes A Painful Health Event Motivated Sal to Take the Weight Off for Good How the HMR Program Works The First Three Weeks Were Hard – Plenity Helped Maintaining Your Weight Loss Means Acquiring a Whole New Set of Habits The Multiple and Marvelous Benefits of Exercise There are No Magic Pills – Except Exercise The Importance of Human Connectedness in Weight Control Sal's Regrets for Not Having Taken Off the Weight Earlier Sal Is a Big Supporter of Statins "How are you managing to keep off those 100 pounds?" Committed to a Baseline of 10,000 Steps Per Day Highly Structured Eating Cool Facts About Coffee "Why Is getting sleep so important?" "…you need the support of a coach to help you work out those particulars…"