With regards to this and weight loss in general it's important to note that for many of us we can manage our weight and even lose weight successfully if we make

With regards to this and weight loss in general it's important to note that for many of us we can manage our weight and even lose weight successfully if we make slight diet decisions and have an ounce of willpower. Whilst it can be difficult to lose weight, this can be significantly more challenging depending on how much body fat you have carried during your lifetime, both in losing the weight but also keeping it off. There is a lot of research being done (don't have the time to reference now) which is indicating that it is much more difficult for some obese people to keep off the weight they lose. Whilst I am not saying it is impossible and I have been a healthy weight my entire life, it is important to understand that an obese person's body is often geared in such a way that their body is primed to store food as fat more quickly than others and drive a cycle of hunger. So whilst I'm not an advocate for an easy way out to lose weight if it doesn't address the underlying root causes of weight gain, I can get around it when it brings down some of the walls that very overweight people face that others might not.