Coping by denying facts is what is wrong with fitness culture in the U.S. Step 1 of any change has to be recognizing what the issue is, and what you have to do to change it. If you never accept that you’re fat because you eat like shit, you’ll stay fat.
Just had a woman who hired me specifically to help her lose weight completely crash out at me and call me a misogynist pig because I told her that a calorie deficit is necessary to lose weight. You gotta have some patience for ignorance if you wanna coach