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WhiteTiger · 06-06-2014, 01:33 AM

This isn't a surprise.

I'm no doctor. I don't have advanced research degrees.

But I have some experience. It's hard because you always have to keep doing it. Because you can't get to your target weight and say "Great, made it, now I can eat however I want and/or stop exercising$". Because humans are creatures of rewards, and the only reward for losing weight is...more work to maintain it. Because it's SO EASY to slip back into the old habits and mind sets.

Impossible? I'd not say so. But it's a long, difficult, personal struggle for everyone struggling with it.

06-06-2014, 01:33 AM	#16
WhiteTiger Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2010 Exp:	This isn't a surprise. I'm no doctor. I don't have advanced research degrees. But I have some experience. It's hard because you always have to keep doing it. Because you can't get to your target weight and say "Great, made it, now I can eat however I want and/or stop exercising$". Because humans are creatures of rewards, and the only reward for losing weight is...more work to maintain it. Because it's SO EASY to slip back into the old habits and mind sets. Impossible? I'd not say so. But it's a long, difficult, personal struggle for everyone struggling with it.