@sleepdoc my concern is not about debating what you have seen in your own life, merely that when you make statments like “anyone can loose 7 pounds in a week” it paints a false picture for people out there who read things like this)
Nonsense! It is not a false picture – it is just a “not as easy as I would like it to be picture.”
People who are chronically overweight have already demonstrated that they have less willpower, and many, rather than accept that their problem is a lack of determination – look for all manner of “it can’t be done – by anybody” rationalisations. It CAN be done. It isn’t easy, but is quite possible.
I am a voluntary Diabetes Educator and I only work with people who wish to control their Diabetes with diet and exercise. I have had a great deal of success – many people regard their diagnosis as a wake up call and get fit for the first time in their lives. I have seventy-somethings who walk around grinning telling anyone who will listen that the are at the lowest weight and highest fitness levels that they have ever been – even in their teens.
I have gotten it from a few trainers with whom I have worked and like I said they were specific about it applying to people who have been relatively inactive and were starting to work out who also were in the normal to overweight range for BMI.
They would be the LAST people to gain more muscle that they lost in fat. Atrophied muscles rebuilding faster that fat loss? The idea is ludicrous.