Comment by WalterBright
9 years ago
My father decided to lose his potbelly in the early 1980s at the recommendation of his doctor, who sent him to a nutritionist. The nutritionist advised him and gave him a diet plan.
6 months later, he returned to the nutritionist having lost the pot, and the nutritionist was shocked, as nobody had ever followed her diet plan before. He maintained the weight loss for the next 30 years. At one point he was even able to squeeze into his WW2 uniform.
He said it was a constant struggle. But it clearly is possible.
> He said it was a constant struggle. But it clearly is possible.
That is just confirmation of point 4 of the parent post.
It's a struggle in the same way not biting that nail is still a struggle 15 years after one quits biting their nails. Eating poorly and being sedentary are habits like any other.
Bit more than that. Physiological changes also.
A smoker who hadn't lit up in 20 years told me he still wanted a cigarette every day and struggled with it.