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<blockquote data-quote="TheWalrus" data-source="post: 688531" data-attributes="member: 19905"><p>I also remember watching a documentary on the study of genetics and the role it plays in our bodies. I don't remember it all, but I remember they did a controlled study where they took these people who had significant amounts of weight to lose. They lived in these apartments where everything was weighed out and done for them, including type of exercise. They all lost weight. Problem was they couldn't keep it off outside that environment - many gaining it all back and more. The study concluded that our body remembers that weight (wasn't worded that way) and you have to fight to keep it off. There was a percentage to go by. Instead of every 3600 calorie deficit = 1 lb loss, you had to decrease those calories by 10% for very so many extra lbs in order to keep it off. In other words, some people might have to have a 4300 calorie deficit to lose a lb. and where other people their weight and body type might be able to eat 1800 calories a day to maintain, they may only be able to eat 13000 calories to maintain. It was pretty fascinating and explained why some people couldn't follow the general guidelines to lose and maintain weight loss. The more you have and the longer you have it greatly affects what you your body can take in to lose weight and maintain it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheWalrus, post: 688531, member: 19905"] I also remember watching a documentary on the study of genetics and the role it plays in our bodies. I don't remember it all, but I remember they did a controlled study where they took these people who had significant amounts of weight to lose. They lived in these apartments where everything was weighed out and done for them, including type of exercise. They all lost weight. Problem was they couldn't keep it off outside that environment - many gaining it all back and more. The study concluded that our body remembers that weight (wasn't worded that way) and you have to fight to keep it off. There was a percentage to go by. Instead of every 3600 calorie deficit = 1 lb loss, you had to decrease those calories by 10% for very so many extra lbs in order to keep it off. In other words, some people might have to have a 4300 calorie deficit to lose a lb. and where other people their weight and body type might be able to eat 1800 calories a day to maintain, they may only be able to eat 13000 calories to maintain. It was pretty fascinating and explained why some people couldn't follow the general guidelines to lose and maintain weight loss. The more you have and the longer you have it greatly affects what you your body can take in to lose weight and maintain it. [/QUOTE]
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