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]