I mean, I know it’s the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life, but how is it regulated? What constitutes a fast metabolism? And WHAT regulates it? Brain? Thyroid? Pituitary? Sadistic aliens? Why, if I eat too little, does my metabolism slow down? Why then, in the reverse scenario,…
I've read multiple threads where a delighted So-and-So would say "I exercised an extra X number of minutes, and was under my calorie goal, so I treated myself to <insert yummy thing here>, woo-hoo!" , only to see later in the thread some Debbie Downer piping in with, "Well, you KNOW that MFP overestimates calories burned,…
Hey y'all wonderful board members! Started on MFP 31 pounds ago. A friend got me a Withings scale, which tells me my body fat percentage is now 37%. It steadily dropped as my weight dropped from 39% or so. I never gave it much thought. I weigh 138, am a 56-year old 5'5" female, want to get to 128. I wear a size 4/6 bottom,…