What's metabolism got to do with it?
discretekim
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i think I have a pretty good metabolism. As it goes I am pretty inconsistent. But I've been pretty consistently losing. I practically never meet the mfp goal and rarely track. I would say I generally only have about 3-4 days a week where I diet. Like averaging around 1600 those days. My goal is 1400. Then I go over and don't track most weekends and many other days.
So question is am I eating less than I think. Doubtful but maybe possible. I am conscious of eating more even on my off days. Or is it as I suspect that I just have a pretty good metabolism. If that's the case it means I really had to work hard to get where I am. I mostly gained the weight in about a six month period and I was eating a lot. But it is still sad to think about.
Generally people seem to barely believe in metabolism here. So I wanted some opinions. Also although I'm working hard I know I could do more. But it kind of seems like why if I'm still losing. I'm trying for a balanced approach but it's odd for that much "balance" to still work.
Anyone else seem to lose much more than expectations?
So question is am I eating less than I think. Doubtful but maybe possible. I am conscious of eating more even on my off days. Or is it as I suspect that I just have a pretty good metabolism. If that's the case it means I really had to work hard to get where I am. I mostly gained the weight in about a six month period and I was eating a lot. But it is still sad to think about.
Generally people seem to barely believe in metabolism here. So I wanted some opinions. Also although I'm working hard I know I could do more. But it kind of seems like why if I'm still losing. I'm trying for a balanced approach but it's odd for that much "balance" to still work.
Anyone else seem to lose much more than expectations?
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It's quite unlikely that your metabolism differs from the mean enough to make a substantial difference, but it could make a relatively small difference.0
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I was always under the impression that the human populations metabolism was relatively the same but differed on a small scale between everyone but it wouldn't have a huge effect.0
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Most people's metabolism - absent medical conditions - fall within a relatively small range. Attributing weight loss (or lack thereof) to a metabolism highly varied from the norm is highly unlikely.
Yes, you're just eating less than you think - probably primarily on the days you're not tracking.
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Because you just took my response and reworded it:IsaackGMOON wrote: »I was always under the impression that the human populations metabolism was relatively the same but differed on a small scale between everyone but it wouldn't have a huge effect.
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Maybe you're burning more calories than you think in your daily activities. Or maybe your metabolism is just fast. I have hyperthyroidism, and when it isn't treated properly, I lose weight even when I'm eating as much as I can fit in my stomach.0
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So I just googled this. http://examine.com/faq/does-metabolism-vary-between-two-people.html/
The difference between 2 standard deviations is pretty large in my opinion. But I guess the only way I would know for sure is to track all of my intake very accurately and weight loss.
And from my post you can probably tell I don't currently want to be bothered with that lol.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
Because you just took my response and reworded it:IsaackGMOON wrote: »I was always under the impression that the human populations metabolism was relatively the same but differed on a small scale between everyone but it wouldn't have a huge effect.
Looks that way huh, this is one of my few "general copy and paste onto a cliche thread" posts
Pls no more chemistry jokes
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how do I not have cliché threads. I wanted to post something cuz it's been a while and I've been thinking about this. But now I'm sad I've had this a few times. I don't get it. I don't post things I see too often at least not exactly but I almost always get a comment that in some version calls it a cliché. I tried the fun and entertainment a couple of weeks ago and got one response.
Is having individual metabolic rate tested something a person can do like a dexa scan? I've only seen it in studies.0 -
Metabolism. Lol.
"My chemical reactions burn more than your *exact same* chemical reactions !"
Riiiiiiiight ....
Are there differences? Sure. But not in the way folks like to toss the term around blame Metabolism for their issues around here.0 -
SergeantSausage wrote: »Metabolism. Lol.
"My chemical reactions burn more than your *exact same* chemical reactions !"
Riiiiiiiight ....
Are there differences? Sure. But not in the way folks like to toss the term around blame Metabolism for their issues around here.
*ahem* hyperthyroidism0 -
yellowantphil wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »Metabolism. Lol.
"My chemical reactions burn more than your *exact same* chemical reactions !"
Riiiiiiiight ....
Are there differences? Sure. But not in the way folks like to toss the term around blame Metabolism for their issues around here.
*ahem* hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism causes your body to burn more calories becauses it makes the body do more work. It releases hormones that basically cause the body to do more work than it needs to (increase heart rate, breathing, anxiety). The actual net production of energy through whatever pathway in cellular respiration you would like to choose (i.e. glucose, beta-oxidation, fermentation, etc) is the same in every person however. I get the same number of ATP molecules as you do from 1 molecule of glucose.0 -
Well that sort of makes sense but what if your heart beats faster or you fidget a lot. Or you blink more or swallow more. Or you get a lot of minor injuries that your body is working to heal.SergeantSausage wrote: »Metabolism. Lol.
"My chemical reactions burn more than your *exact same* chemical reactions !"
Riiiiiiiight ....
Are there differences? Sure. But not in the way folks like to toss the term around blame Metabolism for their issues around here.
Besides that did anyone look at the link I posted? Those amounts are significant in my opinion.0 -
discretekim wrote: »
Well that sort of makes sense but what if your heart beats faster or you fidget a lot. Or you blink more or swallow more. Or you get a lot of minor injuries that your body is working to heal.SergeantSausage wrote: »Metabolism. Lol.
"My chemical reactions burn more than your *exact same* chemical reactions !"
Riiiiiiiight ....
Are there differences? Sure. But not in the way folks like to toss the term around blame Metabolism for their issues around here.
Besides that did anyone look at the link I posted? Those amounts are significant in my opinion.
This isn't metabolism - this is activity.
There is very little statistically significant difference in metabolism between individuals. Yet another weight myth that is being disproven.
For those with metabolic disorders, once you are being treated, then although you still have the disorder, this no longer has the impact on metabolic activity.0 -
My brother eats cookies for breakfast and a bag of chips everyday plus a couple of regular meals. He maintains his weight. Why? On the fourth of July he kept handing me a bag of chips to hold for him while he did this or that. I sat in a lawn chair while he fidgeted and paced. Neither one of us accomplished anything but he burned more calories doing "nothing" than I did.
This isn't metabolism - this is activity.0 -
This comes up a lot. It doesn't seem to be metabolism but rather individual variations in activity as well as perception in food consumption being off. Track your food religiously to figure out what your actual TDEE is-if you care. Their are differences-but I think it's mostly due to tiny little differences in people's daily life.0
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I was hypothyroid now I am hyperthyroid, they are lowering my meds to start. Help any tips, suggestions? ? 0
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I'm not sure what you mean by "most people don't believe in metabolism"....I think most people do...
you're either eating less than you think you are or you're more active than you give yourself credit for or both...daniwilford wrote: »
My brother eats cookies for breakfast and a bag of chips everyday plus a couple of regular meals. He maintains his weight. Why? On the fourth of July he kept handing me a bag of chips to hold for him while he did this or that. I sat in a lawn chair while he fidgeted and paced. Neither one of us accomplished anything but he burned more calories doing "nothing" than I did.
This isn't metabolism - this is activity.
your brother is also a male...men are generally larger and have more muscle mass...thus, we burn more calories at rest than a female. The average male is going to maintain on roughly 2300 - 2500 calories with little to no deliberate exercise...the average female is going to maintain on roughly 1,800 - 2,000 calories with little to no exercise.
both my wife and I are very active...I still burn way more calories than she does simply by being a guy. that doesn't mean that my metabolism falls outside the statistical norm.0 -
I think most people "believe in" metabolism, even I'd they aren't sure exactly what it means. I haven't seen a lot of people saying that the concept doesn't exist.
It makes all the difference in the world. Take it from someone who was unable to lose and could only maintain with VERY hard work (harder than losing, now) - there is nothing more important than having a body that works if you want to...well, do anything, really, but lose weight, in this case.
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