Reply #42: What an incredibly defeatist and negative post. [View All]

[grace0418]

What, the article holds no validity because the lifestyle change hasn't made your one friend thin enough for your taste? And where are you getting the data to support "it will almost never turn fat people into average weight people"?

Okay so your friend (who I hope never reads your oh-so-kind comment of "Here's a clue--250 lbs. = STILL FAT") is still overweight. Isn't it still better to have lost 40 lbs.? What about people who are only 40 lbs. overweight (or should I say "STILL FAT")? Wouldn't a 40 lb. weight loss make them average? I imagine there are quite a few people who are 25-60 lbs. overweight who would indeed get quite close to average weight if their lifestyle changed to include more walking and less driving.

Not everyone who is overweight is 150 lbs. overweight. Yes, those folks need more than the small change in daily activity that urban living causes. But plenty of people could benefit by walking more every day.