There's no shame to asking something, even if you think you "should" know it.

You can read and read, and sometimes it takes someone ELSE rewording it to get it to sink in!!

Also, trial-and-error is the most valuable thing sometimes... that's why they keep updating the books, after all. Someone finds a better way, or something isn't working for some people... learning from someone who's been there can save a LOT of frustration.

You may get twenty different ideas when you ask, and maybe 19 of them won't work for you... but that ONE that does might be the difference between weight loss and giving up!