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Devils'Advocate · 07-31-2015, 07:23 PM

A Google search on "weight set point" or "leptin ghrelin weight maintenance" will back up much of what Dr Aamodt has to say.

While 2500 calories won't make you obese. But as a 350 pound man in a 175 pound body I have had to find every trick in the book live a liveable life on 2500 calories. How miserable would life be if you were hungry ALL THE TIME. What if you never, ever felt satisfied (satiated)? What if you constantly found your life preoccupied by thoughts of food? What if you would wake up in the middle of the night to use the washroom and instead found yourself raiding the fridge? I have experienced all of these things SINCE losing the weight. I have had to work with a variety of different doctors to find solutions that work for me.

Personally, and Thor may disagree, but I think there just hasn't been nearly enough research done on weight MAINTENANCE. There is PLENTY, and I mean PLENTY of research that has been done that shows that keeping off significant weight is next to impossible. And Dr. Aamodt's talk is a good start, but we need MORE studies that back up her claims. But more importantly, we need more studies on how we combat the human body's reaction to weight loss. We spend billions on weight LOSS, but scant pennies on weight MAINTENANCE. I was interviewed last week for a book on weight maintenance; I was told that it was hard for the author to track down people who have been able to keep off 100+ pounds for five years. Anyhow, the author said she was writing for an empty market. 10,000 books on Amazon about weight loss, 3 on weight maintenance. Three. Just three. WTF?

Anyhow, I should hit the sack. My first Olympic triathlon tomorrow. Already have butterflies.

Edit:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...lose-them.html

07-31-2015, 07:23 PM	#143
Devils'Advocate #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2005 Exp:	YouTube Video A Google search on "weight set point" or "leptin ghrelin weight maintenance" will back up much of what Dr Aamodt has to say. While 2500 calories won't make you obese. But as a 350 pound man in a 175 pound body I have had to find every trick in the book live a liveable life on 2500 calories. How miserable would life be if you were hungry ALL THE TIME. What if you never, ever felt satisfied (satiated)? What if you constantly found your life preoccupied by thoughts of food? What if you would wake up in the middle of the night to use the washroom and instead found yourself raiding the fridge? I have experienced all of these things SINCE losing the weight. I have had to work with a variety of different doctors to find solutions that work for me. Personally, and Thor may disagree, but I think there just hasn't been nearly enough research done on weight MAINTENANCE. There is PLENTY, and I mean PLENTY of research that has been done that shows that keeping off significant weight is next to impossible. And Dr. Aamodt's talk is a good start, but we need MORE studies that back up her claims. But more importantly, we need more studies on how we combat the human body's reaction to weight loss. We spend billions on weight LOSS, but scant pennies on weight MAINTENANCE. I was interviewed last week for a book on weight maintenance; I was told that it was hard for the author to track down people who have been able to keep off 100+ pounds for five years. Anyhow, the author said she was writing for an empty market. 10,000 books on Amazon about weight loss, 3 on weight maintenance. Three. Just three. WTF? Anyhow, I should hit the sack. My first Olympic triathlon tomorrow. Already have butterflies. Edit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...lose-them.html Last edited by Devils'Advocate; 07-31-2015 at 07:29 PM.