Weight loss easier when you get paid for it

Here is an article that puts the lie to every weight loss approach other than Calories in, Calories out.

"Losing weight is easier when there is money on the line, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

They said weight-loss programs that reward people with money -- and remind them of the cash they stand to lose if they fail -- provided a powerful incentive to lose weight compared with more conventional approaches."

If you believed the conventional crap, that overweight/obesity is caused by genetics, culture, hormones, infectious agents, ethnicity, "unhealthy" foods, you are clearly an idiot.

"He said many weight-loss programs fail because people are being asked to make sacrifices now for rewards in the future."

What a terrible concept.

Having to choose between satisfying the now or planning for the future. The unfairness of this is overwhelming.

So, in a grand gesture of concession, I will posit in your support that possibly fat people, their genes, the genes of the dreaded overweight/obesity-causing viruses and bacteria which work their way into the human-porcine genome, the genetics of certain cultures/ethnicities contain the "Fat Pig, Filthy Prostitute, Stinking Liar" gene.

The FP2SL gene prevents fatsos from consuming fewer Calories than they burn unless they are paid to do it and causes them to lie about it, complaining that they cannot lose weight "no matter what they do."

It is an insurmountable problem as it is in the genes.

Once the FP2SL gene ceases being paid to remain "dormant" it will rear its ugly belly and make itself manifest once again.

"Volpp said the studies were highly effective at producing short-term weight loss, but when the money stopped flowing, the weight began to creep back on."

Thus, there is a choice.

We can spend billions trying to eradicate the FP2SL gene from the pool or we can let fat people extinct themselves.

I vote for the latter.

The polls are open.