“You have to eat in order to live, not live in order to eat.” Russia has reached fourth place in terms of the number of obese residents. According to WHO, 25% of people are obese, 55% are overweight, and only 20% do not have weight problems. The numbers speak for themselves that 80% of people are at risk for their well-being and life. Poor nutrition, ecology, sedentary lifestyle - there are many reasons for the increase in the number of overweight people. Let's try to figure out what really depends on the person himself and whether this problem can be solved once and for all. The indisputable fact is that everyone wants to be healthy and happy, and this can only be achieved through conscious choice and well-established priorities. So, we will try to analyze what mechanisms come into opposition on the path to health and desired body proportions, and the emphasis will be on the psychological component. The principle of pleasure. Food is vital for our existence and the process of its absorption brings pleasure to a person. Let's figure out what pleasure is and exactly what role it plays. It is an innate, positively colored emotion aimed at satisfying needs and relieving tension. By the way, it is said that the antonym of pleasure is suffering and pain. In this regard, we can say that the key role in the basis of the choice of eating behavior is given to pleasure. But whether we know how to receive and feel pleasure is precisely one of the mechanisms for weight correction. We can talk about genetics, habits, family role traditions, mentality and other serious things that underlie human life, but another one of the basic principles There will be balance in weight normalization. That is, consumption should be on average equal to combustion. Nowadays, human physical activity is insufficient, and the norm of food consumption is increasing. Moreover, the factors contributing to this increase with age, and the human body cannot process more than it needs for life. The third principle will be the regime. It is based on the organization of food consumption throughout the day. Our body is an organized system, where each organ works in a mode of one activity or another. So in the organization of nutrition, if each time you eat at different times, in different quantities and under different conditions, then the body will be unbalanced and will not be able to tune in to the correct metabolism. In fourth place is motivation. It depends on the relationship between the goal and the driving force. People have different motives, some for the sake of love, some for the sake of health, and this force can also be a career, fashion, or even just a favorite dress on a hanger. In a word, a dominant idea, supported by rational actions. And precisely rational, and not destructive. Well, another principle, although it is not the main one, is support. Any task is completed quickly and efficiently if there is someone nearby whom you can rely on. This path consists of victories and disappointments, moving forward and treading water, failures and overcoming. If this path were easy, then people would fly like birds. To be continued.......