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Yes, but how much will it go down? Will it go down proportionally? What more and more studies are finding is that it goes down very significantly and can stay v
by jjeaff 4y ago
Yes, but how much will it go down? Will it go down proportionally? What more and more studies are finding is that it goes down very significantly and can stay very low for many years, making it near impossible to keep weight off.
The "Biggest Loser" study found that many of the people who lost weight on the show had a BMR much lower than other people of similar characteristics, but who had always been that size.
In other words, many times, the smug skinny person saying it's as simple as "calories in / calories out" doesn't realize that the people they are preaching to have to eat fewer calories and/or workout more than the lifelong skinny person has ever had to just to maintain a similar weight. Simply because at some point in their life, even 5-10 years prior, they were once overweight.
- steve1977 4y agoIn my personal experience, yes it does go down quite a bit. But I also wonder if having a lower than average BMR to begin with predisposes to becoming overweight. To make matters worse, how much you burn during exercise goes down substantially as well. But in the end, the only thing I found for myself to work is to always track my weight and what I eat. So I’m always in control basically, no matter if my BMR is average or lower (or higher). And that’s all that counts at the end of the day.
- kuhewa 4y agoThat's it, and some of the coverage of the biggest loser followups I simply find hard to believe, like one contestant years later having to limit food to 800 cal a day to maintain a healthy weight. I'll be my life savings that wouldn't be borne out if they put the patient in a metabolic ward and actually measured expenditure.