In my work since 1995,  I have had the privilege of being involved with many people who have sought answers to these questions. They range from private clients to participants on various wellness and weight-loss programmes. Some have pro-actively implemented healthy lifestyle behaviours, and others reactively - for instance post heart attack or onset of diabetes. Much of the information that I have gathered over the years comes from these people– from seeing what does and doesn’t work for them. We certainly don’t have all the answers - but we do know that there are many complex factors involved, spanning the intra-personal, inter-personal, environmental / circumstantial and cultural levels. I would like to find out more, and to this end I will start blogging on this topic, in the hope that it will stir up dust in people’s minds, trigger debate and ultimately greater understanding.  Thank you for reading this, and please send me any related thoughts and suggestions. If you would like to be informed whenever there is a new posting, please follow @clintongahwiler on twitter.