"wendy" wrote in message
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Ignoramus21798 wrote:
On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:55:30 -0700, wendy wrote:

Ignoramus21798 wrote:

It all depends on how much you want it.

So if you want it bad enough you can be a four minute miler? I think
not. Your physical body establishes what is ultimately possible.


Any fat person can lose weight if they are calorie restricted (for
example, confined in a cage with limited food). It is unlike running.

That's not really the point though. What is important is how do you keep
the weight off when you are free in the wild.


Surely, we know that the majority of people cannot lose weight, and
the majority of those who can lose weight does not keep it off. So,
here, I agree with you.

I don't know about cannot, but it's a lot harder than people want to
admit.

Well...it's not rocket science either. Losing weight simply requires
consuming a few less calories per day than one burns.

That said, in today's world where calorie-dense food is ever present in
enormous quantities, and where most of us spend most of our days sitting on
our rear ends, it does require a degree of dedication to lose weight.

As with many other things in life, anything that requires patience and
persistence will tend to have a low rate of success. It's just a lot easier
for most people to reach for the bag of snacks and the remote control,
rather than get up off the couch and go for a walk. But, that's more an
issue of personal priorities than metabolism.

GG