In the vein of my discussion of why it’s incorrect to exclude the middle, I want to write about a slightly different topic which has to do with what you can and cannot control. I suppose the impetus for this piece is one particularly (take your pick from the following list): consistent, repetitive, irritating, moronic folks that regularly troll my comments section. No, I won’t name him, he doesn’t deserve the attention which is what he clearly so desperately craves.
Among his other amusing looniness, one thing he often asserts regarding the weight loss/fat loss/dieting issue is the role of genetics, and physiology, and stuff that falls well outside of the realm of diet and exercise. Often accusing me of ignoring many of those biological realities.
He also appears to be illiterate since anybody who’s read this site or my books knows full well that I don’t ignore them. Since the discovery of leptin and my first interest in it over a decade ago, the underlying biology and physiology of the body weight regulation system is one that has alternately fascinated and aggravated me. … Keep Reading