Maybe part of the problem is in the thinking that &quot;a diet&quot; is something you do over the course of a few months to drop weight, as opposed to a necessary, ongoing lifestyle change?<p>&gt;<i>If dieting doesn’t work, what should we do instead? I recommend mindful eating</i><p>I predict much pseudo-science coming from this Biggest Loser study...<p>&gt;<i>Exercise reduces abdominal fat</i><p>And how does that work?  We can now target fat-loss?<p>&gt;<i>I finally gave up dieting six years ago</i><p>What does that even mean?  You no longer eat?  Oh, you mean you went from one framework of deciding what to eat to a different framework of deciding what to eat.