eclenden01 Member

Try to remember that what he eats has nothing to do with you, you have to look out for yourself. Ask him to stop offering you things. I have a similar problem except it is that when I refuse to order a drink at a restaurant or don't want to eat out in the first place I get guilted that I am no fun to hang out with.

Yeah, I def didn't pick a great example, but if they took into account body composition, what are the alternate causes for such a variation?

Yeah, I dunno, I just pulled that study from nowhere. I agree that 15% seems realistic.

I guess at the end of the day, it doesn't help much to dwell on genetic/metabolic disadvantage but I think it's important to recognize that those BMR calculators don't apply accurately to everyone... Some people are going to have to eat more or less than others at equal weight and it isn't always because they don't know…

Well, you could argue that people who weigh more already have more efficient metabolisms and that they just maintain these efficient metabolisms after lost weight. It's the skinny people whose metabolisms are inefficient. Then the famine cycle stimulates changes in hormones to encourage more feeding like the body has…

You're underestimating the role of genetics. This study found that obese people burn 60 percent less calories than non obese people in response to exercise after taking into consideration body composition, just as an example. I think I remember seeing that some people burn 3 times as much per pound of resting lean muscle…

For anyone curious..http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1105816 I agree that a year isn't that long but it is certainly more time than a lot of people would hope. I don't really like the term set point because it sort of implies people have no control over weight regain, when obviously they do. That being said I…

I would check out the Vege line of supplements. Their products use a mixture of plant based protein sources to make "complete" protein.

It is based on a study that found that weight loss stimulates changes in hormones regulating hunger and metabolism, and that these changes are still seen at least a year later. Your body is constantly bringing you back to a set point, and scientists are unsure when or if your set point can be adjusted downwards.