(07-16-2017, 07:43 PM)TJBender Wrote:

(07-16-2017, 06:29 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I almost posted this in the thread titled "Questions you were afraid to ask" but that seems more like a humor thread and this is a serious question. 

Why is it so difficult for the gravitationally enhanced to slim down?   I see so many people who have a serious, life-threatening problem, and the solution is simple, but it must be very difficult, or there wouldn't be so many people in this condition.  What's the deal? 

This is not meant to be critical of anyone.   Obviously, this is a very very difficult problem to solve.   So I am asking a genuine question.   Why is it so difficult?

Full disclosure: I am heavy and slightly round, but not morbidly obese by any stretch of the imagination. For me, it's really more a combination of the hours I work, the extremely sedentary nature of my job, my diet and the reality that when I do get home, I'm mentally exhausted and have no real interest in doing anything but collapsing onto the couch and letting my dog hop up on my lap.

I think there might even be a little arrogance on my part, too. For me, losing weight is easy. Really easy. Like, if I were to give up Taco Bell, cut out soda and exercise three days a week, I'd drop 15 lbs. in a month. Knowing that I possess that ability and have used it many times before isn't exactly a motivator for me to stay healthy and in shape at all times.