[yuzi]

I put forth a response below to a similar point here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11598409

Thanks :)

[cushychicken]

Interesting. My experience - personally, and from other people who have lost weight - seems to mirror the article's conclusions.

Ah well. Not terribly important when faced with the end result - you lost the weight, and that's all that matters!