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You're confusing simple with easy. The article is talking about complexity. From first hand experience I can tell you weight loss is simple. It's just not easy
by trabant00 5y ago
You're confusing simple with easy. The article is talking about complexity.
From first hand experience I can tell you weight loss is simple. It's just not easy. It's a process in which you learn how you can eat less and/or healthier in a manner that works for you starting from your access to food, habits, schedule, what food makes you feel good or not, etc. It's a lot of work, but the process is simple, you try things and see what works for you.
- Kinrany 5y agoI've seen research that suggests that the simple solution to weight loss is "have a gene that prevents it or live in a low-pollution location for ten years".
- davidivadavid 5y agoNo one's confused. Saying something is simple and very hard at the same time helps people make exactly 0 progress. It just comes off as pedantic/dumb well-actually-ism. Yeah, fat people know about calories in/calories out. That in itself doesn't make them slimmer.
- trabant00 5y agoActually it helps a lot in steering them away from complex bullshit that generates decision paralysis. I you read books about the latest diet fad or take a course, or buy weight loss products, you are actually consuming a lot of energy and willpower that you could use in simple lifestyle changes like "first step drop all junk food and sugar".