Comments on: Can you change your metabolism?

By: neo

neo — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 19:08:29 +0000

Chang:

Thanks. I plan to take a look when there’s a lull in the action.

By: Chang Yee Fong

Chang Yee Fong — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 11:23:36 +0000

Hi Neo it’s been awhile. Mainly I’ve been avoiding anything in the internet getting me pissed off so I’ve kinda avoided your site and Social media. In the mean time I’ve been working on myself instead getting myself back into fighting weight in my 40’s.

For me dieting only helped get me to a certain level.

Instead I started to eat more instead. The trick for me is to eat low calorie dense food, finding all sorts of creative ways to trick my body into feeling full while eating on a caloric deficit.

You might want to check out this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZZrZ4k27cc&t=14s this guys opinion on the 74 year old grandma getting into shape is pretty unique in my opinion.

Then watch more of his video’s particularly the ones categorized as nutrition.
This guy is steadily gaining a following of other youtubers following his diet hacks to eat full meals and still be on caloric deficit.

An example is this girl. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8JUC4wItW2EwpeMkCSyRUw

In my opinion this seems to be the best way moving forward for you to help with weight loss.

Yours truly,
Chang Yee Fong

By: neo

neo — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 03:53:56 +0000

Jimmy:

I already fast most days for between 12 and 14 hours. Not on purpose; it’s just the way it is. Doesn’t help me lose weight. If I fast any longer than that, I get migraines.

So fasting is out as well.

As for three meals – I cannot remember the last time I regularly ate 3 meals a day. Maybe when I was twelve?

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 02:31:37 +0000

Thanks, Rufus, didn’t mean to brag, but my point was (for Neo) that the intermittent fasting (plus exercise) was the big thing for me. So even if low-carb isn’t good, it’s possible fasting might work. It’s supposedly healthy in its own right, weight loss or no. I don’t even think about eating before 11am any more, or eating 3 meals.

By: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 02:15:51 +0000

Jimmy, unless you were overweight in High School, and I doubt you were, that’s impressive!

By: Cicero

Cicero — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:47:48 +0000

What is a definition of metabolism?
Every one here seems to think one can control one’s own metabolism, which I find fanciful.
Britannica defines metabolism thus: “Metabolism, the sum of chemical reactions that take place in living cells, providing energy for life processes and the synthesis of cellular material. Living organisms are unique in that they extract energy from their environments via hundreds of coordinated, multistep, enzyme-mediated reactions.”
So metabolism is not simply about weight gain or weight loss, or ideal vs. non-ideal body weight. It is about a great deal more. If you think you can “control” your own metabolism, think again. Think, for example, about your autonomic nervous system, absolutely essential, but it’s autonomic, an auto-pilot that takes care of you whether you’re awake or asleep, and is not up to you to control.

By: neo

neo — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:45:40 +0000

John Tyler:

I understand you’re trying to help. But why on earth would I want to “check them out” when I’ve already said I’ve tried such diets, they don’t work for me, and they make me feel sick as well?

By: JohnTyler

JohnTyler — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:53:46 +0000

Neo:

Check out “The Obesity Code,” by Dr. Jason Fung;
“Why We Get Fat,” by Gary Taubes.
“The Big Fat Surprise, by Nina Teicholz.

None of these are “diet’ books; the latter two describe how present day dietary recommendations were developed – warts and all.
Fungs book describes how certain food groups impact insulin levels; it is insulin that “directs” the body whether to burn calories or store them as fat.

All of the above authors can be seen on Youtube delivering lectures to various groups.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:10:48 +0000

No doubt different people react differently, and women from men in particular. I’ve had great success with intermittent fasting (along with semi-low-carb). I skip breakfast (black coffee only) and eat mid-day and evening meals. No eating after 8pm, and minimal snacking between meals. Over a period of a few years (mostly within a year or so) I lost 30-35 pounds, and went from pre-diabetic to normal. I was not so heavy to begin with, but I was concerned about the pre-diabetic diagnosis, as my father and paternal grandmother were both diabetic. Also, though my diet includes a lot of eggs and red meat, my cholesterol went down from about 230 to 200, and the “good” HDL went up. I also exercise pretty vigorously almost every day in one form or another (tennis, weights, etc.). As for weight, I’m at the weight I was in high school more than 40 years ago.

By: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 19:50:51 +0000

ArmyMom,

That sounds very frustrating. I bet you’ll run that 5k when you’re 80!