I don't think it is people are bad a keeping a diet, it is just that people believe they have to have some extreme diet to get anything done. Of course nobody can keep a 1000 calorie a day diet.
A bit problem is there is a lot of information and it is good and bad. Plus, workouts aren't just a "here is the best one for everybody" type of thing. You see celebrity workouts and think "oh, if I do that I will get a body like him" but they fail to mention that workout was designed specifically for him getting those results, along with a nutritionist crafting every meal to align with that goal.
A big thing is people don't want to ask questions or pay money for someone to put together something specifically for them and their goals. I would wager 95% of the people that have the results had some trainer or someone put together a plan or stages of workout to get that way. They didn't just pick out a workout from a google search and get to that point.
I could go into a lot of detail since well, there are two things I enjoy right now and it's tech and lifting but that's not the point of what I was trying to post.
The whole point of my post was, if you really want to get in shape, don't post on a tech forum trying to get the answers(Although when I skim the sticky here, I see a lot of good information and correct programs being recommended so I'm not sure why people aren't doing them). Post on a forum where people lift.
You wouldn't go to bb.com and ask them about what the best PC to get for the money is. You'd ask over here at anandtech where we have a ton more people interested in tech. I JUST saw this happen on bb.com where people asked about PC hardware and people gave the most ignorant answers.
I didn't really learn a lot about tech until I visited tech forums. I didn't really learn a lot about lifting til I visited lifting forums. The internet, especially forums is a good place to learn a lot and get decent information. All I'm saying basically is you could learn a lot by exposing yourself to other forums.