Does your body have an optimal weight ?
Kymmu
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Does anyone know if a person's body have an optimal weight it doesn't like to budge from?
I seem to hover around a weight which I have been for most of my adult life.
I go up or down a few kilos but eventually I end up right back there.
It is in a healthy range, so I'm not too concerned - just curious.
It doesn't seem to matter if I'm an omnivore, Paleo, Atkins or vegan! ( Yes I've experimented with a few styles over the years to find what suits me best).
Could this be a pre- set genetic instruction?
P.s. I don't go into forums much- Please don't hammer me!!
I seem to hover around a weight which I have been for most of my adult life.
I go up or down a few kilos but eventually I end up right back there.
It is in a healthy range, so I'm not too concerned - just curious.
It doesn't seem to matter if I'm an omnivore, Paleo, Atkins or vegan! ( Yes I've experimented with a few styles over the years to find what suits me best).
Could this be a pre- set genetic instruction?
P.s. I don't go into forums much- Please don't hammer me!!
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I keep thinking that I have reached an optimal weight because I will drop a few pounds, plateau, and then maintain easily at that weight. But then I will go back into weight loss mode and lose a few more pounds. That's been my cycle for the past two years anyway. Right now I keep fluctuating around 107-110. I don't think I'm at body's set point yet, but I am only 24 and I haven't had a stable "adult weight" yet.0
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Jess you are about the same weight as me and I do exactly as you do - perhaps we have hit our body's goal weight ?
thanks for your reply!0 -
It seems a lot of people think so.0
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Hi Kymmu, I definitely have fat to lose so I hope my body isn't quite ready to stop yet lol But I think this weight would be a great goal weight if my body fat % is lower. I'm interested to see how the next couple of months go, to see if I am able to make any big changes.0
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I think so! But I think I have several. I seem to hover around a few numbers--a normal one, a thin one (that if I reach it and stay good I stay within 2-3 lbs of) and a "fat" weight. Each is an interval of a few pounds that I don't have to try too hard to maintain and I have to work very hard to drop. But when I try, I can establish a lower set weight (about 7-12 lbs less than the prior).0
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^ Yes this , the "thin " weight takes a lot of discipline and makes me feel great - but in reality it's not enough or anyone else to even notice!
So I guess our body knows best!0
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