alt Hacker NewsRight. It works, it isn't sustainable because it doesn't just take effort it takes effort multiplied by time (effort x time = permanent weight loss).
Obviously, even a small amount of effort becomes impossible when you multiply it by "forever".
Right. It works, it isn't sustainable because it doesn't just take effort it takes effort multiplied by time (effort x time = permanent weight loss).
Obviously, even a small amount of effort becomes impossible when you multiply it by "forever".
That's not a valid argument, though. Firstly nobody lives forever. Second you don't have to exert all the effort at once, so the totality of effort doesn't matter. At any given time you just have to decide whether to have the snickers bar or the apple. And that's not an impossible effort. We don't live our entire lives all at once. We just have to be present for one moment at a time.
Edit: In my opinion it's hard for two reasons. We have cravings for high calorie foods. And no one candy bar will make you fat, so it's easy to think "I'll exercise more tomorrow to make up for this indulgence." But then you don't, because that's hard too.