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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]its a simple equation that works for pretty much everyone - eat less, move more.[/quote]

Pretty much this. 
Enjoy eating lots of calories? Then make sure your activity level matches. 
Don’t enjoy activity? Eat fewer calories.

Either way, stay away from heavily processed crap.[/quote]

Actually for some people, exercise stimulates conservation of calories and slows the metabolism— your body thinks there is scarcity and conserves. It’s saves energy in other ways, like running cooler, breathing slower in not execution times. [/quote]

Go watch “Alone” - every single participant loses significant amounts of weight, even those who are relatively successful at procuring food, because they’re still burning a ton and not eating enough to cover it.  That’s how human bodies *actually* work.  [/quote]

Or even Survivor. Every single person on the show loses tons of weight including the larger contestants.[/quote]

Guess what happens when they start eating again? Their bodies think they’ve been starving, hoard more calories, they gain and it’s even harder to lose the weight. Check out what happened to the contestants on “The Biggest Loser” or whatever that weight reality show was called.

People- it is not just a lack of willpower that makes some people heavier than others.  No one chooses to be overweight, but it’s harder for them to stop eating than it is for you.  It’s very easy to criticize others on an anonymous website. But check yourself before you hit enter.  It could be you or your family someday…then you’ll get it. 
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Just. Stop.

Believe or not, in a country in which two thirds of adults are overweight or obese, the vast majority of us know and care about at least one overweight person.  And for the vast, vast majority of people, it is absolutely a lack of willpower as well as a refusal to experience the slightest pang of hunger for even the tiniest length of time.

Teach your children that they don’t always need to feel full and then they won’t get to the point of being overweight and unable to control their urges to eat (ie food addiction) in the first place.[/quote]

It's really not that simple. The willpower element doesn't have to be as strong for some people than others. Just try to relate it to another issue in your life. I personally never crave alcohol, I can have a glass of wine one day and then none for months and never even think about it. Some people truly struggle with addiction and cannot stop. With food it's harder in a way because you cannot just stop needing food. You have to face your addiction at every meal. Some people on weight threads lack compassion to a concerning degree. There is too much morality associated to obesity.[/quote]

You’re confusing morality with responsibility.  I don’t judge the character of overweight people (meaning I don’t think they’re bad or unworthy), but that doesn’t mean I don’t recognize that it is 100% their own d@mn fault they’re overweight.  (Unless they’re kids, in which case it’s their parents’ fault.)[/quote]

Is it also your own d@mn fault that you are stupid? [/quote]

Get off the internet and go for a jog.  It will help your waistline AND your mental health.[/quote]

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