Seriously, how is anyone dumb enough to be fat?

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The dieting industry has led people to believe that "diet" refers to a short-term change in eating habits. But our diet is what we eat. Making long-term changes is the key.

I agree. In fact, I am mortified by the lies told by the diet industry by blood sucking leeches (these'd be the companies that simply want to profit the most rather than the ones that want to provide the best possible care to their patients). But they're not all bad, Weightwatchers is an example of a good product.

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Considering that there are still around, alot of self righteous judgemental christians like yourself, why do you seem so surprised?

I beg to differ LP, I'm sharing what I've learned. I'm merely making some observations, not judging people. For instance, some people here feel that it's due to addictive behaviour, but I feel that it's more to do with habits than addiction.

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Also, diet does play a role, though not for everyone. It is stated that one must always eat three square meals a day, but even while working out eating that much is not going to help shed the pounds. One must eat healthier, but also less than what is supposedly recommended by the so-called experts. One cannot eat more calories than one loses during workout, and eating three meals a day tends to add up to more calories than one loses during daily workouts. I have been eating one small meal a day while drinking lots of water while also trying to jog daily, and that is how I have been losing weight.

That's a really bad plan. You should eat 3 meals, but you don't have to. But it is really important.

Also, when you are overweight your metabolism increases so that in effect you need more calories to maintain your weight, and as you loose the weight it slows back down to normal, this is why you can eat 2500 calories a day and loose weight easily until you approach a healthy weight, when you'll need to cut down to 2200 or so a day (perhaps less).

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In reading this through again, it is also that weight loss and maintenance takes time.

Correct, I agree 100%!

However consider this: it takes longer to put weight on than to lose it.