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Actually, the science says that you are wrong. There's a
Posted on: January 4, 2021 at 15:20:18 CT
JeffB MU
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reason "America's biggest losers" never has reunions.
Their winners virtually all put on more weight than they lost in short order. That is the weight loss, weight gain roller coaster that many people are on.
Our body's weight regulation works a lot like a thermostat. When people start exercising more their body adapts and they want to eat more food. When they just cut back on food their metabolism starts slowing down to compensate.
There are some pretty interesting studies they've done that show the same results over and over. Ramping up exercise has little to no long term benefit for weight loss for most people. Just cutting back on calories has quick short term results, but it becomes very difficult for people to keep that weight loss off over time.
There is a complex hormonal structure that regulates our bodies. The two biggest hormones that play a role in weight regulation are insulin and cortisol. High insulin levels is the culprit for about 75% of people who are overweight, with high cortisol, a stress hormone, as the prime factor for about 25%.
Most people get fat because over time their cells get insulin resistant and need more and more insulin to function, much as drug addicts need more and more drugs as they habituate to them. As people get fatter their base insulin levels are elevated. Insulin levels go up when people eat. They go up the most with sugars and carbs, a bit less with protein and the least amount from fat intake.
People can reset their hormonal "thermostat" over time by reducing their insulin levels enough to let their cells start to recover from their insulin resistance. Reducing carbs, especially sugars & high fructose corn syrup, and increasing fat intake as a substitute can help a lot of people in that regard. For those with more problems, reducing the insulin spikes even more is necessary. One way is to eliminate snacks. Eating 3 meals a day spikes insulin levels 3 times a day rather than 4 or 5 or 6 times with snacking. Some people go to 2 meals a day for the next step. To increase the time they go with lower levels of insulin, those adopting "intermittent fasting" may reduce the time between those 2 meals to 6 or 4 hours apart. That could give them up to 20 hours a day without food which keeps their insulin levels relatively low for longer periods. Some will even go to 1 meal a day for 2 or 3 days a week. Yet others go to 1 meal per day for a long time or perpetually. Others even fast on water, tea, coffee etc. without sweeteners, of course, for a day or a week or more at a time.
Supposedly those strategies will decrease or eliminate the insulin resistance in many/most people and reset their "thermostat" to a lower weight level which is much easier for them to maintain from then on.
Their winners virtually all put on more weight than they lost in short order. That is the weight loss, weight gain roller coaster that many people are on.
Our body's weight regulation works a lot like a thermostat. When people start exercising more their body adapts and they want to eat more food. When they just cut back on food their metabolism starts slowing down to compensate.
There are some pretty interesting studies they've done that show the same results over and over. Ramping up exercise has little to no long term benefit for weight loss for most people. Just cutting back on calories has quick short term results, but it becomes very difficult for people to keep that weight loss off over time.
There is a complex hormonal structure that regulates our bodies. The two biggest hormones that play a role in weight regulation are insulin and cortisol. High insulin levels is the culprit for about 75% of people who are overweight, with high cortisol, a stress hormone, as the prime factor for about 25%.
Most people get fat because over time their cells get insulin resistant and need more and more insulin to function, much as drug addicts need more and more drugs as they habituate to them. As people get fatter their base insulin levels are elevated. Insulin levels go up when people eat. They go up the most with sugars and carbs, a bit less with protein and the least amount from fat intake.
People can reset their hormonal "thermostat" over time by reducing their insulin levels enough to let their cells start to recover from their insulin resistance. Reducing carbs, especially sugars & high fructose corn syrup, and increasing fat intake as a substitute can help a lot of people in that regard. For those with more problems, reducing the insulin spikes even more is necessary. One way is to eliminate snacks. Eating 3 meals a day spikes insulin levels 3 times a day rather than 4 or 5 or 6 times with snacking. Some people go to 2 meals a day for the next step. To increase the time they go with lower levels of insulin, those adopting "intermittent fasting" may reduce the time between those 2 meals to 6 or 4 hours apart. That could give them up to 20 hours a day without food which keeps their insulin levels relatively low for longer periods. Some will even go to 1 meal a day for 2 or 3 days a week. Yet others go to 1 meal per day for a long time or perpetually. Others even fast on water, tea, coffee etc. without sweeteners, of course, for a day or a week or more at a time.
Supposedly those strategies will decrease or eliminate the insulin resistance in many/most people and reset their "thermostat" to a lower weight level which is much easier for them to maintain from then on.
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Actually, the science says that you are wrong. There's a - JeffB MU - 1/4 15:20:18