> Losing weight is very rough.
As someone who went from 105kg to 75kg, I wouldn't describe the process as "rough". It took a series of small, sustainable changes to activity levels and diet over an extended period of time.
At no point did I feel like I was forcing myself to do stuff I didn't want to or was depriving myself of anything.
Couldn't be happier with the results (with how I feel, with the various active pursuits that are now part of my life etc).
> And -500kcal per day is only 1 pound of weight lost per week.
So 500kcal per day is only 1 pound gained per week? Sounds like gaining weight is a lot of work! Basically you have to eat 5 large meals for just a single pound? At that rate it will take years of work to go from healthy to obese!
While 500kcal is a good meal (by no means large), it's also less than a 100 gram chocolate bar which I can devour in about 25 seconds. Most of the problem nowadays it that a lot of food is of EXTREME caloric density.
And -500kcal per day is only 1 pound of weight lost per week.
Gaining weight is easy. Losing weight is very rough.