How to Lose 50 -100 Pounds Without an "Extreme" Team-Step 1

I have a confession to make.  I DVR Chris Powell's show Extreme Weight Loss (EWL). Compared to other weight loss "reality" shows I guess the fact that they follow a person for an entire year and do not pit one trainee against another for money appealed to me.  But, still all of these shows, including EWL drive me crazy. I can't get passed the underlying message that to succeed against obesity you have to be removed from your real life- which just isn't an option for a regular person.  So, by default  the rest of us are reduced to spectators; I hate to break it to you but fitness is never going to be a spectator sport.  Honestly, fitness isn't as extreme as obesity itself and it doesn't make for great TV.  But losing 50 or 100 pounds is as possible (and repeatable)  as losing five pounds but in real life you don't put the project on hold while you wait to see if you have been selected.  Step 1: You Select Yourself.   Give yourself the year that Chris would require from you.  Not a year away from your life but a year that injects strong support, a sound diet, regular exercise, and measurable incremental goals into your life.  Look in the mirror and say the words Chris says "I choose you."  Then, immediately find a partner whether it is your doctor, trainer, best friend, Weight Watchers leader, employer-sponsored wellness coach, etc. arrange for support from the beginning.  Go to them and say "I choose you."