A second question is you mention all the variables that could be an issue in weight loss. What’s the best way to nail done which one it is that could be causing the issues, particularly as one gets closer to a leaner weight. Obviously at those points it can take longer even if everything is being done right from what I understand (the last 10 pounds issue most people have).

The reason I ask is because of celebrities. Obviously not all celebrities go about losing weight in a healthy manner, but there are those, particularly on the male side that are well toned or muscular and seem to get there fairly quickly even if they had never been that way before (Lautner comes to mind as does Gerard Butler). I’m hopefully assuming correctly that when it comes to getting in that time of shape where muscle tone is gained that it’s not possible to do a starvation diet or such to achieve it so they have to be doing everything properly. As it is the movies, they sometimes are required to get into that shape in a fairly quick amount of time which leaves very little room for mistakes when it comes to their trainers and chef’s ect.

As you mentioned, everyone’s different and yet we see those trainers who are consistently able to help their clients achieve that in that field. That leads me to believe that A) they do have a very specific criteria that works almost universally for their clients, B) they have a way to quickly figure out where their clients differ and make those changes before they appear without having to go through all of the above possibilities to figure it out, or C) there’s something else their using to achieve that in such a short period of time consistently. Any ideas on what that may be, and how healthy it is to do it?

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/diet-sodas-and-weight-gain-not-so-fast