Nope. My understanding is that fat cells do not go away initially but just shrink. That is why it is easy to gain back recently lost weight. It takes a sustaine

Nope. My understanding is that fat cells do not go away initially but just shrink. That is why it is easy to gain back recently lost weight. It takes a sustained effort to lose and keep off weight. You're of course free to do what you want, but being overweight leads to health problems that you wouldn't otherwise have.