[CogitoCogito]

> The real issue IMO is that dieting should never leave you perpetually hungry, genuinely fatigued, or exerting tons of willpower. There is this perception that losing weight is hard. And it can be “hard” like setting a routine or taking a class. But it shouldn’t be hard physically. Because 99.9% of humans simply can’t exert that much willpower over a long period of time.

The success of dieting strategies are extremely specific to the individual. I've personally only had success with low-calorie diets that always leave me hungry. I hit it head on and try to accept the state of hunger instead of avoiding it.

I'm not arguing that this sort of strategy isn't statistically worse than others in general, but that there are many people for which such a strategy is the most effective anyway.