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futurebird · 6 months

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Dieting Myth: "if you diet too long your 'metabolism' will slow down"

Now it *is* true that if you go on a diet and lose 30lbs (and don't change your activity level) you'll find you burn fewer calories daily. But, I think people are overlooking the obvious reason why. Imagine carrying a 30 pound weight around all day. That'd be like... well, it's extra exercise.

The main reason you need fewer calories after loosing weight is because you weigh less. But this isn't the only factor at play.

The human body is very adaptable and only maintains just enough muscle mass to accomplish the tasks that you do regularly. "Use it or loose it" is very real.

I learned this lesson the hard way after spending 3 weeks confined to a bed due to a very bad leg fracture two years ago. After just three weeks not using my legs nearly all the muscle was gone. The first time I tried to stand with assistance I passed out! Blacked right out like a 19th century lady on a fainting couch.

I was appalled and impressed at how quickly my body had determined that all my leg muscle wasn't needed. This also happens when you lose weight. If you weigh less you need less muscle to move your body. So your muscle mass will decrease.

The major players that determine how many calories you burn each day are:

weight

muscle mass

activity level

Any diet will reduce the first two if you don't change the last one. That's the main reason people report "metabolism slowing"

There is a fourth effect. But it only applies to extreme diets. If your diet is too strict it will make you tired. You won't want to move very much. You will fidget less, get up less often. All three categories end up decreased. But, a diet so strict it makes you tired probably isn't healthy. Extreme low calories will also starve your brain of sugar, which you need to be able to think. Your thinking will be cloudy and you probably will even lack the energy to think very hard about anything.

You have to still live while you are on a diet. (For those with EDs, this right here could be your "problem" you aren't even eating enough to keep going day to day. And I know just saying it isn't going to cure your ED, but you don't deserve to be treated so badly and should stop treating yourself so badly. Or at least understand the real reason why you can't make the number go down anymore. You are dying. I hope your thinking isn't too cloudy to notice. Seriously.)

There also probably are differences in metabolism related to how the body uses calories, that vary from person to person & can change over your life. This is what most people think "slowed metabolism" means. A change in the fundamental efficiency of the body. But this really isn't the *main* factor in why people who loose weight end up discovering they don't need to eat as much to stay at their new weight. If you run the numbers on muscle mass, weight etc... it tends to explain everything.

Happily, if you have lost weight becoming more active can be easier. (depends on where you start and end, naturally) Really, this is one of the few good reasons to decide to loose weight (provided you can do so safely) IMO.

#diets #metabolism #fat loss #weight loss #ED #tw restrictive ed #muscle #body #body image #weight #ed #food #metabolic health #lose weight #metabolism slowing #slow metabolism #diet plateau #weight loss plateau

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oasisr · 1 year

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If you're a cancer survivor, there is a side effect of treatment that many people are not aware of.

And, the side effect that I often think is the change that has taken place to my hormones, leading to weight gain.

I follow a few tags here on Tumblr that pertain to weight loss and working out because I love being inspired by others. But, it is disheartening seeing ED content.

I can say that in the past year, I have tried losing weight in unhealthy ways to no avail.

What actually helps me lose weight after chemo and being on Prednisone (a steroid) is lifting weights, walking, swimming, and going on the stair machine at the gym. I also had an active job this year too, which involved me working in a very fast-paced role.

Yes, it turns out that working out and moving around a lot throughout the day burns a lot of calories. I also try to limit my sugar and keep a rough estimate of how many calories I'm consuming at a healthy amount.

As a short woman (5'3), I limit my calories to about 2,000 a day, and try to burn about 300 or more calories through walking and working.

This has helped me way more than restricting and being on a strict diet. I eat what I want within reason and enjoy my life. I try not to stress out over food, but I still eat mainly healthy, whole foods.

I see ED posts on here about girls who cry because their moms made them dinner. That is just so sad.

We are here to love life and enjoy food. Our experiences are a blessing.

In conclusion, my hormones have changed a lot since chemo. And, being active and eating healthy is the only thing that allows me to lose weight. Restriction does not work with my current metabolism at all!

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xsoftventhavenx · 2 years

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anyone remember the doctor who episode where the fat just walks away? how my body felt this morning, literally, i have no idea how it's physically possible to lose 1,5kg over night while being overhydrated

is this my metabolism jump starting because goddamn

#xsoftventhavenx #softventhaven's metabolic misadventures #tw weight #cw weight #slow metabolism #frankenmetabolism #supersize vs superskinny #ss vs ss

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gramarobin · 1 year

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#slow metabolism #chubby #chickens #funny

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wellextol · 2 months

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magicalhuabl · 7 months

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parthnaik16 · 10 months

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healthybit · 1 year

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somecunttookmyurl · 8 months

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fwiw my physiotherapist told me that people with eds apparently metabolise things faster than other people, so your fast metabolisation of medications/caffeine/etc could be in part linked to that?

yes people with EDS (and other forms of chronic pain) are highly likely to have the abnormal liver enzyme thing

we don't really know *why* but it's just. a thing.

#it's why loads of us are resistant to local anaesthetic also #something like 80% of chronic pain sufferers have at least one abnormality on the P450 cytochrome #around 30% have more than one #the most common (for us) is CYP2D6 which is the one responsible for - among other things - anaesthetic and most psychiatric medication #caffeine is CYP3A4 #my 2D6 and 3A4 are for sure extremely overachieving #i have my suspicions about 2C9 #incidentally CBD is a potent inhibitor of 2D6 - meaning it will slow the metabolism and 'make things work better'#which may go some way to explaining the popularity of CBD among chronic pain folks #bupropion (wellbutrin) does the same thing which is why i'm prescribed it lmao #taking wellbutrin to make my liver talk to amphetamine

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bloo-the-dragon · 3 months

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@thedenofravenpuff you are correct!

Though he doesn't hunt animals (heck even bugs he'll only eat if they happen to be in very close proximity to him) but he will scavenge any corpses he happens across if he's hungry enough. Otherwise he'll bury them and plant a little seed (usually a tree one) in the mound

#questions and answers #thedenofravenpuff #fnaf jack o moon #he has a pretty slow metabolism so insects and plants are usually enough to sustain him for good periods of time #it would be around autumn that he'd be more likely to scavenge carrion #so he has plenty of energy stored for winter

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ilikeyoshi · 1 month

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people who have liked veggies all/most of ur lives how do u do it. i had to wait until i was pushing 30 for my body to decide "hey uh maybe the stuff that makes body work is a good idea" like. im glad it's HAPPENING but goddamn!

#convinced the reason ppl are more likely to like veggies when they're older if they didn't in childhood #has a lot to do with the body stops being Super Good at existing and needs the nutrients' help more.#no idea if that's even a little correct but like i get HANKERINGS that just did not used to happen at all.#idk it makes sense to me bc of shit like skin starts stretching. hair graying. metabolism slows down.#like those changes aren't immediate but u get what i mean right. body is Less Good At Stuff so needs More Help.#hence 25-30+ yr olds really start liking veggies if they didn't before. or how my mom's like 57 and genuinely likes #a lot of the really useful foods she just didn't used to like at all. yknow. idk thats my conspiracy theory #yoshi talks

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cuntftmtf · 7 months

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Stop working out. Stop taking T. Let your body change. Stop fighting it.

the urge to let my cunt win from my brain and finally allow myself to become the soft curvy woman of my dreams is truly too tempting some days ngl

#but i like being active :( and i dont have a very big appetite :(#maybe quitting t will slow down my metabolism enough that i can finally start putting on weight #and then i'll carry the weight in a nice and feminine way too.....#detrans kink #ftm detrans kink #detransition kink #ftm girl #asks #anon

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mossymandibles · 1 year

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