Not sure if this is clear. Our bodies are supposed to replace all the cells every 7 or so years. Does that mean the fat too? Or when someone loses 20 year weight, are you getting rid of 20 year old fat?
Not sure if this is clear. Our bodies are supposed to replace all the cells every 7 or so years. Does that mean the fat too? Or when someone loses 20 year weight, are you getting rid of 20 year old fat?
But as my doctor explained to me, if they get big enough, they divide. Then even if you lose weight, you have fat cells hanging around who think they should be holding onto more fat than they are. So your body will want to be fat, and will enforce that with cravings.
It’s why it’s extremely hard to lose a large amount of weight and leave it off. I’m on my third major attempt now.
I’ve heard similar, that your body wants to keep the “norm” whatever that is. And it makes sense that any extreme weight loss, would seem, to your body, that there is a famine or something is wrong and then reset the balance back to what it was, as soon as it can.
Set point isn’t some magic thing, it’s just the fact that if you eat a consistent diet, you’ll gain/lose weight until your calories in is the same as your calories out. If you’re overweight, you’re eating more than the human body evolved to handle, so your stomach has to expand to accommodate that. When you try and lose weight, you’re usually eating less food, and so your stomach isn’t full and can cause discomfort.
Losing weight is hard, I get it. I’m working on it myself. But it’s not like your body is working against you. If perceived famine caused people to gain weight, victims of actual famines would be overweight, not skin and bones. It’s not your body against you, it’s the impulsive parts of your brain versus the rational parts.
Yea, but there’s more to it than that. Thyroid causes issues that cause weight to pack on, no matter what your caloric intake is, menopause causing low estrogen causes weight gain because the visceral fat around your organs, the type you can’t exercise off, makes a kinda knock off estrogen, so your body packs on weight, to try and make estrogen there. You could eat one meal a day, all healthy and still put weight on. And there’s so many more health conditions that cause weight gain. Just Genetics, even. The calories in vs calories out theory has been debunked as a singular cause. Sure, if you have no underlying health issues and you watch what you eat, focus on fibre, legumes, vegetables etc, exercise the right amount, you will lose weight, but, if you are able to do that, you are probably already thin. People who are overweight, overwhelmingly have other conditions causing issues, too.
your taste bud’s cravings are the the fault of America’s food culture, not your body
¿Por qué no los dos?
Can you cite a reputable source to confirm this? Doesn’t seem right to me.
i mean, it’s anecdotal, but I crave things that are super unhealthy, like Rally’s fries or ice cream, and I rarely used to crave anything that has real nutritional value. Now that I’ve cut back quite a bit on those, my cravings are starting to return to more healthy options, and right now I would kill for some roasted zucchini.
in my experience, people are more likely to crave fast food and sweets because they’re literally designed to be addictive. if most people follow their cravings, they aren’t going for the things that provide nutritional benefits, they’re going for the tasty stuff