Oh boy, this is a classic example of "science" hiding behind obvious facts: I spent 18 mos. leading a section of a major study within the armed forces testing

Oh boy, this is a classic example of "science" hiding behind obvious facts: I spent 18 mos. leading a section of a major study within the armed forces testing physical transformations, mainly focused on gender differences but the point still stands. At this point I have seen hundreds of first-hand examples (if not a thousand plus). Step 1: Be any profile of relative fitness from normal to your average to slightly overweight 18-20 year old American male/female. Step 2: Be inducted to the Marines or similar armed forces where you are required for 5 years to wake up and conduct a high level of physical exercise as a mater of daily life. Result: You've lost 10%+ off your body weight and kept it off for the duration. It's just so exceedingly simple. Set conditions for a lifestyle where you are burning more calories than consumed and weight loss will continue. It's not some crazy secret. Everything else is crap.