Metabolism

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    kiranicoleparsons wrote: »
    Metabolisms do slow down. They don't stop but they slow down. That is why it is harder for older people to loose weight. I'm 18 but have a medical issue that slows it down like someone twice my age.

    So you have the metabolism of a 36-year-old? Okay. I'm 36 and I lost 40 pounds in the last year by meeting the calorie goals suggested by MFP. No boosts or special tricks necessary.

    OK, you doubled her age, I'll triple it. I turn 54 this year and have lost 20 pounds in the last 5 months (purposely going for gradual loss) doing nothing more than a caloric deficit and exercise. No snake oil "metabolism boosters" (which don't work, incidentally) or any such voodoo.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited January 2016
    YaGirlMaddi wrote: »
    Gaining muscle actually raises your metabolism . You burn more calories the more muscle you have.

    Yeah you do

    At rest I believe that
    A lb of muscle burns 6-10 calories a day
    A lb of fat burns 4

    C'n I get a woot!
    kiranicoleparsons wrote: »
    Metabolisms do slow down. They don't stop but they slow down. That is why it is harder for older people to loose weight. I'm 18 but have a medical issue that slows it down like someone twice my age.

    Metabolisms slow down due to lack of muscle and TDEEs by lack of activity so there's an easy solution to the losing 100 cals per decade (which is a slice of bread a day)

    I hope your medical condition is medicated adequately ...have you had your RMR checked?
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited January 2016
    Sorry missed the age boasting

    I'm 48
    Lost 53lbs over 10-12 months
    I was clinically obese in May 2014, my BF% is around 23% now which is deemed lean
    Maintaining for 11 months
    Resting heart rate is 60 which puts me at "athlete" ...LOL
    Can lift heavy things
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited January 2016
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Sorry missed the age boasting

    I'm 48
    Lost 53lbs over 10-12 months
    I was clinically obese in May 2014, my BF% is around 23% now which is deemed lean
    Maintaining for 11 months
    Resting heart rate is 60 which puts me at "athlete" ...LOL
    Can lift heavy things

    That can't possibly be. You're like, old and stuff, and everybody knows old people can't lose weight and get in shape. Their metabolism is all slow.


    :trollface:
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Buncha geezers in this thread
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    Buncha geezers in this thread

    I *almost* clicked flag for "like". Damnit, I need a like button.

    Now, get off my lawn. :)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I remember when it was all fields round here
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    The sun is up for another ten minute and then you old folk need to rest.
  • KnitSewSpin
    KnitSewSpin Posts: 147 Member
    Oh my aching bones
  • Ignitionnet
    Ignitionnet Posts: 1 Member
    You can certainly increase metabolic rate a bit however the legality of some of the methods varies from place to place.

    Any stimulant will increase calorie burn but the ones that aren't 'dubious' have a very minor impact. Green tea is about as good as it gets without pharmaceuticals.

    Exercise has a surprisingly long lasting impact on metabolism. The afterburn effect isn't trivial.

  • holothuroidea
    holothuroidea Posts: 772 Member
    The bad news is that your basal metabolic rate is determined by factors that are not under your control.

    The good news is that you can control how much you eat and how much you move.
  • kiranicoleparsons
    kiranicoleparsons Posts: 8 Member
    Some of you are really getting on my nerves. When I say "boost" I mean how to get it more "normal". I don't mean "Hey! How do I magically loose 10 pounds by working out one time?" and when I say my metabolism is as slow as someone twice my age, I mean it's really freaking weird. I have a medical condition called EDS and it is not practiced by regular doctors. You have to see a geneticist to get any answers. And to see one there is a year and a half wait! So you tell me, should I wait that long or ask other people who are trying to loose weight too. You people really need to think more before commenting on things, especially if you're just going to try to be a smart A. But thank you to everyone giving me real advice.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    kiranicoleparsons wrote: »
    Some of you are really getting on my nerves. When I say "boost" I mean how to get it more "normal". I don't mean "Hey! How do I magically loose 10 pounds by working out one time?" and when I say my metabolism is as slow as someone twice my age, I mean it's really freaking weird. I have a medical condition called EDS and it is not practiced by regular doctors. You have to see a geneticist to get any answers. And to see one there is a year and a half wait! So you tell me, should I wait that long or ask other people who are trying to loose weight too. You people really need to think more before commenting on things, especially if you're just going to try to be a smart A. But thank you to everyone giving me real advice.

    The answer is "no, there isn't anything".
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    kiranicoleparsons wrote: »
    Some of you are really getting on my nerves. When I say "boost" I mean how to get it more "normal". I don't mean "Hey! How do I magically loose 10 pounds by working out one time?" and when I say my metabolism is as slow as someone twice my age, I mean it's really freaking weird. I have a medical condition called EDS and it is not practiced by regular doctors. You have to see a geneticist to get any answers. And to see one there is a year and a half wait! So you tell me, should I wait that long or ask other people who are trying to loose weight too. You people really need to think more before commenting on things, especially if you're just going to try to be a smart A. But thank you to everyone giving me real advice.

    But since this is a rare condition, why would the average person trying to lose weight be able to help you with something that none of the rest of us have any experience with?

    No one has been mean, and the advice you have gotten is real. Your metabolism is what it is. Are you trying to lose weight? In order to lose weight you have to consume less calories than you burn. So there are two parts of the equation you can impact. Eat less, or move more. That's it. Regardless of medical conditions CI<CO is constant.

    Have you calculated your TDEE (the amount of calories you burn in a day, including all your activity and exercise)? How much is that? Eat less than that, or work out more to increase your activity level. That's the advice. Best we can do, other than saying, "talk to a doctor for your unique medical condition".
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    kiranicoleparsons wrote: »
    Some of you are really getting on my nerves. When I say "boost" I mean how to get it more "normal". I don't mean "Hey! How do I magically loose 10 pounds by working out one time?" and when I say my metabolism is as slow as someone twice my age, I mean it's really freaking weird. I have a medical condition called EDS and it is not practiced by regular doctors. You have to see a geneticist to get any answers. And to see one there is a year and a half wait! So you tell me, should I wait that long or ask other people who are trying to loose weight too. You people really need to think more before commenting on things, especially if you're just going to try to be a smart A. But thank you to everyone giving me real advice.

    Regardless, you need a doctor, because "getting it more normal" is a medical issue you have, not something that anyone here can help you with.

    If you would like to increase the number of calories your body burns, the answer is to increase exercise and build muscle, period.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    kiranicoleparsons wrote: »
    Metabolisms do slow down. They don't stop but they slow down. That is why it is harder for older people to loose weight. I'm 18 but have a medical issue that slows it down like someone twice my age.

    So you have the metabolism of a 36-year-old? Okay. I'm 36 and I lost 40 pounds in the last year by meeting the calorie goals suggested by MFP. No boosts or special tricks necessary.

    OK, you doubled her age, I'll triple it. I turn 54 this year and have lost 20 pounds in the last 5 months (purposely going for gradual loss) doing nothing more than a caloric deficit and exercise. No snake oil "metabolism boosters" (which don't work, incidentally) or any such voodoo.

    I turned 61 this year, have Hashimoto's (Thyroid) Disease, and lost over 70 lbs in 10 months by simply eating less and moving more.

    You cannot reboot your metabolism. It's not a computer.

    You cannot jump start your metabolism either. It's not a car.

    :)
  • kiranicoleparsons
    kiranicoleparsons Posts: 8 Member
    _Terrapin_ wrote: »
    The sun is up for another ten minute and then you old folk need to rest.

    Lmao
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    kiranicoleparsons wrote: »
    _Terrapin_ wrote: »
    The sun is up for another ten minute and then you old folk need to rest.

    Lmao

    psst.....I'll be 50 in March. Shhhh...tell no one; and, you are getting good advice from people of many ages. Good luck and some additional advice. Print this thread out and hang on it your wall. In 10 years you'll realize old folks actually know a little something about something. Okay, I need my sleep.

  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    edited January 2016
    OP, I can understand that you might have limitations on your physical activity with a condition like EDS, but am not familiar with how a connective tissue disorder would otherwise affect your overall metabolic rate.

    With that being said, you should have normal sedentary metabolism for someone your age unless you have some other underlying complication you haven't stated.

    If you are looking to lose weight, entering your stats and putting yourself as sedentary should give you a caloric goal to work with.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,487 Member
    edited January 2016
    Full disclosure in your original post would have given you some different replies.

    Coming back on page 2 to explain your personal circumstances and calling us, who have tried to help you, out, is a little galling to say the least.

    I stand by what I posted early on page one. It is advice that you can employ until you get to see a specialist.

    I am typing from my bed. Too old to be allowed out of it for more than an hour a day even though my metabolism is only 200 cal less than it was 40y ago.

    Cheers, h.

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