Paracelsus
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Yes, I would have to live on a treadmill or starve to death at this point.
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Anyone else’s metabolism die after 29?
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burnside13
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Mine definitely has at 30. I barely eat and i still carry a bit. It seems even more rigorous exercise and strict dieting would be the only way to looking half decent these days.
DavidGzz
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I didn't have to scroll too much to see some misinformation in this thread. I suggest visiting Examine dot com or starting this thread on myfitnesspal instead. There are hundreds if not thousands of knowledgeable members on there. Fat loss comes down entirely to calories in vs. out. You want to prioritize protein to retain lean body mass. No need to avoid fructose. If you find it hard to restrict calories while eating pizza and ice cream, choose lower calorie options like fruit and greek yogurt. I'm 36 and in good shape. I have a popular thread on MFP where I got into my best shape while eating almost 100% junk simply because I was on top of my CI vs. CO.
To answer the thread, getting older does present some problems for maintaining a healthy weight. More akes and pains causes us to be less active overall. LBM becomes harder to maintain and the more LBM we have the more calories we burn at rest(though it is not as much as many believe). At the end of the day, you have to move more and eat less.
To answer the thread, getting older does present some problems for maintaining a healthy weight. More akes and pains causes us to be less active overall. LBM becomes harder to maintain and the more LBM we have the more calories we burn at rest(though it is not as much as many believe). At the end of the day, you have to move more and eat less.
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DavidGzz
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More meals do nothing for your metabolism. Old myth. That idea began because of the thermic effect of food. You burn calories digesting food but science revealed that in a mixed diet the amount was about 10% of total calories consumed whether it was 3k calories broken up into 1 or 10 meals it mattered not. More activity will definitely help though.
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-Minsc-
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I say they do (more now than in the past, likely). There's just this issue where kids or grow into young adults tend to ignore what they were taught and want to go their own way.
prag16
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It's tough when even the medical establishment doesn't seem to know jack shit half the time.
Diet can't fix everything, but it can do a lot.
DavidGzz
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Yeah, I'm just talking about people not wanting to seek out the science. Science that proves calories are the sole reason for weight gain. No need to get on any restrictive diet, all that is needed is calorie counting. From that base, you slowly add in good ideas like trying to get micronutrients through your diet and getting enough protein to reach your body composition goals. I recommend r/fitness on Reddit to anyone wanting some great info.
DavidGzz
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Thought this was appropriate for this thread. Top 18 Nutrition myths debunked. https://examine.com/nutrition/awful-nutrition-myths/
betrayal
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Sure, the metabolism gets slower as you age. But it doesn't have such a huge effect as most people make it out to be. In 99% of all cases a reduction of general activity, and muscle loss, is the cause.
If you burn 5000 calories, you will need 5000 calories to maintain your bodyweight. If you burn 5000 calories a day, you're 20 years old and you eat 5000 calories, then you will see no change in bodyweight (or at least fat gain or loss). If you burn 5000 calories a day, you're 40 years old and you eat 5000 calories, then you will see no change in bodyweight. There's no way around that other than defying the law of nature, which obviously no one does.
Muscle loss and less activity. These are the key factors. Not your age. Fortunately both can be countered by including exercise to you daily or weekly routines. 1-2 is more than enough to counter all of the things. The third main factor is your resting metabolic rate, also called RMR.
There are a lot of studies out there covering this topic. And after accounting differences in gender, muscle and fat the average difference of less calories burnt by RMR between people in their 20s and people with an age of 60 up to 90 is ~24-53 calories. DAILY (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2692620/). Another study even found no difference (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15483081/).
So stop complaing and get active or at least be as active as you were in you 20s.
If you burn 5000 calories, you will need 5000 calories to maintain your bodyweight. If you burn 5000 calories a day, you're 20 years old and you eat 5000 calories, then you will see no change in bodyweight (or at least fat gain or loss). If you burn 5000 calories a day, you're 40 years old and you eat 5000 calories, then you will see no change in bodyweight. There's no way around that other than defying the law of nature, which obviously no one does.
Muscle loss and less activity. These are the key factors. Not your age. Fortunately both can be countered by including exercise to you daily or weekly routines. 1-2 is more than enough to counter all of the things. The third main factor is your resting metabolic rate, also called RMR.
There are a lot of studies out there covering this topic. And after accounting differences in gender, muscle and fat the average difference of less calories burnt by RMR between people in their 20s and people with an age of 60 up to 90 is ~24-53 calories. DAILY (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2692620/). Another study even found no difference (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15483081/).
So stop complaing and get active or at least be as active as you were in you 20s.
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cereal_killerxx
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For me, it started at around 25 or so. I'm 6ft 1in and 235lbs. I was at 145lbs at 18. I just started going back to the gym 2 weeks ago. My ultimate goal is 180 but I would be thrilled if I could get to 200 again. And I fully agree on counting calories. That's how I lost the weigh the first time.
I now have a few crazy looking stretch marks on my side that I'm not sure will ever go away. :/
How often do you think it's safe to have "cheat" days?
I now have a few crazy looking stretch marks on my side that I'm not sure will ever go away. :/
How often do you think it's safe to have "cheat" days?
DavidGzz
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If you incorporate what you like daily you will feel less of a need to splurge. A cheat meal will do less damage. IDK about everyone else, but I can easily screw up my whole week if I take a full day of eating whatever. The normal deficit is 500 per day. That's only 3500 a week. I can go over my maintenance by at least 2/3 of that in a single day so I try to avoid cheat days.
My thyroid shit itself at 35 and i gained about 80lbs in 3 months.
Not fun.
Used to be 160-180 pretty much since high school and my weight flucuated depending on how sedentary i got.
When i was 35 my thyroid said it didnt like me anymore, other shit happened, and i became super sedentary, which helped in my gaining so much weight. i was around 165lbs when my thyroid probably started acting up.
Two years later, my thyroid function is back to normal, i've lost 10lbs in two months not doing anything, but i look much fatter because.
I'm 6ft, btw.
Haven't exercised since i got pnemonia back in November and got too busy to do it when i felt back to normal these past few months, but i've got some free time again, so i'll go back to my routines to get some form back to my body.
Not fun.
Used to be 160-180 pretty much since high school and my weight flucuated depending on how sedentary i got.
When i was 35 my thyroid said it didnt like me anymore, other shit happened, and i became super sedentary, which helped in my gaining so much weight. i was around 165lbs when my thyroid probably started acting up.
Two years later, my thyroid function is back to normal, i've lost 10lbs in two months not doing anything, but i look much fatter because.
I'm 6ft, btw.
Haven't exercised since i got pnemonia back in November and got too busy to do it when i felt back to normal these past few months, but i've got some free time again, so i'll go back to my routines to get some form back to my body.
svbarnard
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nephilimdj
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Got this issue, been so busy lately that I haven't been going to the gym or swimming a lot. Now I feel fat, yet I'm limiting my calories greatly (6'3 early 30s, 2000 calorie a day limit)
It's Jeff
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The metabolism bit hit me too. It's lousy, but at least there's a solution to it. I don't eat less but I eat a lot healthier with a hell of a lot more spinach and broccoli than 20's It's Jeff.
The fucking tragedy are those simple foods that I have to cower away like some wounded raccoon. But now I'm all like, "Oh, those are raw onions. I'll be up late with heartburn blah blah blah too many peppers on this"
The fucking tragedy are those simple foods that I have to cower away like some wounded raccoon. But now I'm all like, "Oh, those are raw onions. I'll be up late with heartburn blah blah blah too many peppers on this"
betrayal
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People can eat as much of these "simple" (or shit) foods as they like. If you have the same activity level like in your 20s it won't matter.
But at least most peoples solutions benefit their health, even if healthy foods doesn't directly has something to do with decreasing weight gain wehn getting older. A calorie is a calorie and most foods end as simple sugar anyway (except fats and proteins [if not on some kind of keto diet]). Insulin spikes aside, it doesn't really matter, concerning weight gain
But at least most peoples solutions benefit their health, even if healthy foods doesn't directly has something to do with decreasing weight gain wehn getting older. A calorie is a calorie and most foods end as simple sugar anyway (except fats and proteins [if not on some kind of keto diet]). Insulin spikes aside, it doesn't really matter, concerning weight gain
Bluecondor
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Wow - thanks for posting this. It is so sensible and evidence-based. I am definitely going to keep this reference around.