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What does it matter? If the answer is "yes" what would you do differently? Why not do those things anyways?

• UnoriginalGuy 14y ago
  This is actually a highly valid point. If the answer is "yes" so what? If overweight individuals could be less overweight then don't you think they would be already? Kind of like asking a heroin addict "will using heroin hurt your career?" Yes? Oh well let me quit right this second then... Ditto smokers, alcoholics, other eating disorders, depression, mental illness, drug users, sex-addicts, internet-addicts, et al. I'm no expert on curing this stuff but I do know that shaming them or putting tons of pressure on them (quit or X Y Z will happen) is the opposite of progress.
  • gadders 14y ago
    I don't know - sometimes external motivation can help. i.e I lost two stone (28lbs) because a) I was approaching my 40th birthday, and didn't want to be fat and 40, and b) I wanted to stay healthy for little girl.
• ta12121 14y ago
  Doesn't every other person say doing a startup is a 24/7 commitment? It's hard to quit the refined-carbohydrate yo-yo in the middle of that.
• anywherenotes 14y ago
  Maybe it's as simple as that particular co-founder won't come to the meeting for raising capital?
• allwein 14y ago
  >Why not do those things anyways? Priorities and time. The OP might be quite comfortable and happy with his current physicality, so he's not interested in investing the time getting thinner "just because". However, he might be highly dedicated towards creating a profitable business. And if being thinner is something that might provide an advantage to that end, then it's worth prioritizing and making the time to do so.