Why is losing weight so hard? If the concept of weight loss is so simple\u2014burn more calories than you eat\u2014 then why isn’t everybody a healthy weight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although the concept of weight loss is simple\u2014calories in\/calories out\u2014it isn’t easy to implement in practice. Many people lack the motivation or willpower to eat less food, to pass up that donut, or to pay attention to the number of calories they’re putting in their body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is how John Walker explains the struggle of weight loss in his book The Hacker’s Diet<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n There\u2019s a story about financial traders on Wall Street. A novice asks a guru, \u201cHow do you make money in the market?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The guru responds, \u201cIt\u2019s simple: buy low, sell high.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The beginner replies, \u201cHow can I learn to do that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The guru responds, \u201cAh \u2014 that takes a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Simple doesn\u2019t mean easy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How do you lose weight easily? It\u2019s simple. Eat fewer calories<\/a> than you\u2019re burning each day. But simple doesn\u2019t mean easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What weight loss really requires is:<\/p>\n\n\n\nSimple Doesn’t Mean Easy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n