> just being more active and eating better You're grossly underestimating the problem. 40+% of the population are obese. This isn't just a few pounds to lose

> just being more active and eating better You're grossly underestimating the problem. 40+% of the population are obese. This isn't just a few pounds to lose. This is 60, 70, 100lbs. The task is to lose the weight forever. For which long term weight loss success numbers are abysmal.