Metabolism question

shortntall1
shortntall1 Posts: 333 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
Is there a way one can tell if they have successfully sped up their metabolism? And if one lost a significant amount of weight, is it an automatic conclusion that they have sped up their metabolism? TY!

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  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    What? This is not how our bodies work.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    hmmm you can have it tested in a lab...

    and no it's not an automatic conclusion if they have lost weight their metabolism has sped up...chances are it has slowed a little unless they are building muscle.
  • itsclobberintime
    itsclobberintime Posts: 164 Member
    In a healthy person, your metabolism does not really slow down or speed up in the way that you think. "Speeding up your metabolism" is accomplished by increasing your energy output through activity.
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  • shortntall1
    shortntall1 Posts: 333 Member
    itsclobberintime wrote: »
    In a healthy person, your metabolism does not really slow down or speed up in the way that you think. "Speeding up your metabolism" is accomplished by increasing your energy output through activity.
    Ahhhh!!!!
  • shortntall1
    shortntall1 Posts: 333 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    The question why are you assuming your metabolism needs to be sped up?
    Im doing fine..I was just wondering if I boosted it because I have greatly increased my activity..Im not concerned about it..just wondering :) (Im down 111lbs and also was wondering if it had changed)

  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
    If you have added muscle mass and or are exercising more then you have sped up you metoblism.
  • itsclobberintime
    itsclobberintime Posts: 164 Member
    shortntall1 wrote: »
    itsclobberintime wrote: »
    In a healthy person, your metabolism does not really slow down or speed up in the way that you think. "Speeding up your metabolism" is accomplished by increasing your energy output through activity.
    Ahhhh!!!!


    Yeah, it is one of those realities we have to face. Focus on the nutritional aspect as this is by far the most important factor in weight loss. Also work on an exercise plan that fits your preferences, lifestyle, and overall goals.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    shortntall1 wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    The question why are you assuming your metabolism needs to be sped up?
    Im doing fine..I was just wondering if I boosted it because I have greatly increased my activity..Im not concerned about it..just wondering :) (Im down 111lbs and also was wondering if it had changed)
    If you've lost 111 pounds, chances are you're burning fewer calories than a comparable person who was never obese. In that sense, your metabolism has slowed.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,331 Member
    1. Most people have a metabolism that functions at a normal rate. That is, their weight problem has nothing to do with a slow metabolism, but simply with eating too many calories.
    2. Losing weight causes metabolism to decrease because there is less of you to maintain thus needing less calories. That is why this site tells you to recalculate your calorie goal after you lose a certain amount of weight.
  • shortntall1
    shortntall1 Posts: 333 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    shortntall1 wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    The question why are you assuming your metabolism needs to be sped up?
    Im doing fine..I was just wondering if I boosted it because I have greatly increased my activity..Im not concerned about it..just wondering :) (Im down 111lbs and also was wondering if it had changed)
    If you've lost 111 pounds, chances are you're burning fewer calories than a comparable person who was never obese. In that sense, your metabolism has slowed.
    Got it..the more I lose the more exercising I have to do..thats what I was doing because I can do more now.


  • shortntall1
    shortntall1 Posts: 333 Member
    thank you everyone!!! Interesting!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,259 Member
    edited April 2015
    shortntall1 wrote: »
    Got it..the more I lose the more exercising I have to do..thats what I was doing because I can do more now.

    It not likely that at the end of 111lbs you are actually burning more than you used to but depending on activity and exercise level at the two points of time it is certainly possible.

    You are certainly more capable and willing to engage in exercise, and this burns more calories. You have less muscle mass, and you have a body that has adapted a bit to caloric deficits, so all this means you burn a bit less standing around.

    Compared to a person of the same stats who has never lost weight you are probably burning slightly less during both non exercise and during many exercise activities (your muscles tend to get more efficient the more you use them too).

    In general, formerly obesse people who have maintained a 30lb+ weight loss for more than 6 months, when surveyed, indicate that they engage in more exercise activity than comparable people who never lost weight. (national weight control registry)
  • Klhernandez81
    Klhernandez81 Posts: 62 Member
    Some research has been done around resting metabolic rate and the metabolic set point. A lot of it points to the theory that if you sustain a consistent high body weight (are overweight), your body may readjust to a new "set-point." My Primary Care physician has talked about this with me, and suggested that to offset, one would either need to consistently maintain a restrictive caloric diet, and/or intensified activity level to simply maintain a lower weight, as the body is still trying to adjust to the idea that it was meant to be at a higher weight/it needs help to adjust to the lower weight. It's really just a theory, but the premise is that someone would need to maintain diet and exercise to keep the results of weight loss in place. Pretty much what everyone said above...
    If you think of your body as a car that needs to be fueled, you have to put the right amount/type of fuel in the car for the performance you require...smaller faster car, better/less fuel for more efficient use :)
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