> Baring psychological issues, it's really not hard at all to pick a diet and adhere to it.
More accurately, barring psychological, physiological, or economic issues, its not hard to pick a diet and exercise pattern and adhere to it and lose weight.
> I was able to go from about 300 lbs as a 6'3" male to 210 lbs with significant muscle mass added by following a basic diet and lifting 3 times a week
Look, I'm a male whose been able to loose substantial weight without even having a structured diet just a few loose guidelines on eating patterns -- plus ballroom dancing, and then adding in other activity later once the weight loss was well under way (and that, more to improve performance for dancing than for weight loss.)
But I also recognize that being male is, itself, a substantial advantage for both weight loss and muscle building over much of the population. And I've known lots of other people for whom my pattern wouldn't work as well (many of whom have succeeded in weight loss, with much greater difficulty) for reasons that aren't primarily psychological.
I don't know if media tries to overcomplicate the issue, but you are definitely oversimplifying it.
More accurately, barring psychological, physiological, or economic issues, its not hard to pick a diet and exercise pattern and adhere to it and lose weight.
> I was able to go from about 300 lbs as a 6'3" male to 210 lbs with significant muscle mass added by following a basic diet and lifting 3 times a week
Look, I'm a male whose been able to loose substantial weight without even having a structured diet just a few loose guidelines on eating patterns -- plus ballroom dancing, and then adding in other activity later once the weight loss was well under way (and that, more to improve performance for dancing than for weight loss.)
But I also recognize that being male is, itself, a substantial advantage for both weight loss and muscle building over much of the population. And I've known lots of other people for whom my pattern wouldn't work as well (many of whom have succeeded in weight loss, with much greater difficulty) for reasons that aren't primarily psychological.
I don't know if media tries to overcomplicate the issue, but you are definitely oversimplifying it.