Re:Energy Compensation and Adiposity in Humans
by nradov on Friday September 24, 2021 @01:57PM
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Most people who claim they can't lose weight due to a "slow metabolism" are just delusional and have never had a resting metabolic rate test. Those tests are totally safe and available for about $50. Anyone serious about losing weight should get tested occasionally just to establish a baseline. As weight drops off, daily calorie expenditure will also decline just because it takes energy to keep those extra fat deposits alive.
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Re:Energy Compensation and Adiposity in Humans
by BizarroLand on Friday September 24, 2021 @02:24PM
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I had one. My metabolism runs about 15% under what it should for my height, weight & age. Predictably, I struggle with losing weight as every calculator suggests that I eat about 15% more calories each day than I actually should.
I do not have diabetes, my a1c is perfect, my resting heart rate is typically in the low 60s, the highest my blood pressure has ever been tested was 127/89 and the lowest has been 87/65 (pre-hypotensive).
I guess what I am trying to say is that human metabolism is not standardized and does not fit into a single conceptual block. I would have to actively exercise for a 30 minutes a day or more to equal out the calories burned by someone with a normal metabolism who sat on their ass all day.