Very interesting research on weight loss rate

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akjmart2002
akjmart2002 Posts: 263 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
From this New York Times article:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/dieting-vs-exercise-for-weight-loss/?src=me&ref=general

Researchers have shed a bit more light on the role that exercise plays in weight loss vs. diet alone. The highlight is that calorie dense foods combined with metabolic rate reductions automatically slow the rate at which pounds can be lost over time. Therefore, if a person only exercises and pays no attention to diet, they are likely to either not lose weight or even put it back on eventually.

Additionally, since the body naturally slows metabolism as pounds are lost, the dieter must recalibrate their caloric needs every so often to account for their reduced RMR. If not, their predicted weight loss will dwindle and they will hit the dreaded plateau.

Here is a fascinating online calculator that illustrates the improved weight loss prediction models from this research.
http://www.pbrc.edu/research-and-faculty/calculators/weight-loss-predictor/
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  • mathiasg
    mathiasg Posts: 32
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    Great tool. Thanks for sharing.
  • debrawallin
    debrawallin Posts: 55 Member
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    Great article, thanks!
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
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    Maintaining muscle mass with weight loss negates much of if not all of the decrease in metabolism that usually follows weight loss...
  • lambch0ps
    lambch0ps Posts: 79 Member
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    This is great - thanks for posting. The only issue with it is that you can't modify the % of non-fat mass vs. fat mass - it assumes a set proportion. So it will not be accurate for someone that has higher than average muscle mass - it is not accurate for me - I plugged in my starting weight, calorie deficit, etc. and it overestimated the rate at which I lost. But its a great tool to illustrate how weight loss will slow down over time.
  • soccermum75
    soccermum75 Posts: 588 Member
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    Thanks for sharing
  • michellelhartwig
    michellelhartwig Posts: 498 Member
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  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
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    This is awesome :D
  • Deedles2012
    Deedles2012 Posts: 122 Member
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  • mcmoosehall
    mcmoosehall Posts: 36 Member
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    wow, thanks for posting :))
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    Lazygal53 Posts: 294 Member
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  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,721 Member
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    Good article, and the calculator with my deficit gave me the results I've been getting :)
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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    Maintaining muscle mass with weight loss negates much of if not all of the decrease in metabolism that usually follows weight loss...

    Yes, this is true, but many people do less strength training than cadio. The muscle mass developed from cardio is not significant enough to compensate for the drop in metabolism. Also, when you do cadrio, you are making your body more efficient, therefore, when you are at rest (ie, not working out) you will burn fewer calories per hour than before you had started working out.

    To the OP: Thank you for posting some legitimate information on here. There isn't enough "good" information on these forums.
  • Taryn1627
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  • Goofy076
    Goofy076 Posts: 287 Member
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    awesome thanks!!
  • brentdaniels
    brentdaniels Posts: 127
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    Thanks for sharing. Great information.
  • VogtAndrea
    VogtAndrea Posts: 236
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    That WAS interesting!!! And pretty close to right on the money.
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
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    Maintaining muscle mass with weight loss negates much of if not all of the decrease in metabolism that usually follows weight loss...

    Yes, this is true, but many people do less strength training than cadio. The muscle mass developed from cardio is not significant enough to compensate for the drop in metabolism. Also, when you do cadrio, you are making your body more efficient, therefore, when you are at rest (ie, not working out) you will burn fewer calories per hour than before you had started working out.

    To the OP: Thank you for posting some legitimate information on here. There isn't enough "good" information on these forums.

    Didn't mean to sound like I was arguing with the OP, just saying there are ways to combat the drop in metabolism that is described in the article.

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