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Originally Posted by Cantando  What Ken said may have sounded humorous or painfully obvious, but nevertheless, it is true. |
It certainly is true. In much the same way, all you have to do to reach the moon is propel yourself beyond Earth's gravitational field and land. Simple. Grab me some cheese while you're there.
The big problem is that carrying a lot of excess weight is exhausting. Go and party all night. Then do it again. And again. Then get up at 4am to exercise. That'll give you a rough idea how simple obese people find it to "just exercise". They're exhausted before they even start.
There's a similar problem with food that fit and slender people have probably never even experienced: when your body is exhausted and lethargic it cries out for sugary and processed (and, of course, fattening) foods just to keep going. If you give in just once you get a spike followed by a slump that makes the craving even worse.
I'm not saying for a moment that obese people can't lose weight. They can and I
will. I'm saying that people who think it's simple have never been there.