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Start With the Low-Hanging FruitThis will set patients up for every chance of initial success. Ask your patients whether they
want to lose weight, and what they think their biggest barrier is—and take a few minutes to strategize with them on that first step. An initial small success will increase self-efficacy,
allowing for a later focus on bigger lifestyle changes. In fact, a recent study demonstrated that initial weight loss at 1 month was the strongest unique predictor of percentage weight loss
after 12 months.[1]