This article and the concept it discusses - that we have a &quot;weight set point&quot; - seems overly simplistic. Maybe I&#x27;m missing something, but weight isn&#x27;t an indicator of obesity (or rather, it is a very poor one). Body fat percentage is a much better suited for this. Is the weight set point theory based on an overall weight or an amount of body fat?<p>Personally, I&#x27;ve been working out very regularly for some time but the change hasn&#x27;t been in my weight, just in my body fat. Going purely on weight, &quot;dieting&quot; (eg: eating healthy and eating less) hasn&#x27;t changed my weight at all. But I am orders of magnitude fitter and stronger than I was before. These articles only serve to highlight how little we know about how our bodies function.