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> I've never had a doctor give me a better answer than "diet and exercise" to change things. I got to a level of fitness where I could go on 10 mile hikes

I don’t mean this to be rude, but it sounds like you paid attention to just one half of the doctor’s advice?

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Not so—significant dieting, zero soda or desserts, etc. But that's not as comparatively interesting for the argument as "can go on 10 mile hikes any weekend, yet made no progress". My point is directly intended to respond not just with anecdata, but that we have more work to do in research, diagnosis, and treatment of it.

I don’t mean this to be rude, but it sounds like you jumped to a quick conclusion based on preexisting simple expectations about obesity?

> I don’t mean this to be rude, but it sounds like you jumped to a quick conclusion based on preexisting simple expectations about obesity?

I think this is unwarranted sarcasm, given that I could only comment on the information you provided in your post.

I accept that feedback at face value.

I too had the same thought. You might hike 10 miles on the weekend but depending on your weight that's maybe 3000 calories at the most? It's pretty easy to eat that back over a week.

For the record, just in case it helps you, most weekdays I walk pretty close to 10 miles using a standing desk and walking treadmill. If you can incorporate it into your work day I'd recommend it.

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