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“I want to lose weight” has become the mantra of the western world. Losing weight is a virtuous goal. It is synonymous with taking control of our health, warding off preventable diseases like diabetes and heart disease, treating our bodies like the temples they are and practicing mindfulness about what we eat. It is the ultimate self-care in a world saturated with temptations towards indulgence and mindless consumption. The desire to feel better is noble, the route to it, how

We all know that feeling: We're trying to eat healthier, we've been making better choices, things have been going really well and then.... the craving hits. We remember the sleeve of cookies sitting in the cabinet, the slice of chocolate cake in the fridge or the the packet of crisps in the cupboard. They're calling to us, the sound filling the space where willpower resides. But we hesitate, worried about undoing all of our hard work. It becomes an internal war. Here's the qu