In a recent thread about Arlines charging more for Large people, slackergirl made this comment:
Of course, your idea of a reputable source is not known to me, and can be changed to save your self 100 bucks and your reputation I am sure. However I have such a source.
Here is my source with several studies. They don’t meet your critera to the letter, as they don’t give any percents in the studies. I would bet my own 100$ that 100% of the study group lost weight and kept it off as long as they kept thier diet and exercise routine stable.
I wish I could find more sources for you tonight for this OP, but time is short tonight, I will do more research the rest of this week and drege up what is common sense to everybody else.
Even a fat person that exercises and eats a healthy, moderate diet (as in low sugar, moderate calories) will loose weight, and if the diet and exercise is followed, it will stay off indefinately.
*however a person with a serious medical condition that may be causing the obesity may not have the same results. This is a rather small percent though.
There is no magical cure for being overweight, other than parentage. Eating right and following a vigorus exercise program can and will take off weight and improve the quality of life. Following this and stopping will increase the chances of the effects reversing. That just makes sense, stop doing what makes you fat, and then start back when your no longer fat will make you get fat again.
I think this trend to believe that only skinny people benifit from exercise is caused by feelings of inadequacy, and from a refusal to admit a shortcomming. Everybody benifits from exercise, fat or not. Its the type of exercise you choose.