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<blockquote data-quote="Miss_Dior" data-source="post: 859087" data-attributes="member: 181785"><p>Oh, absolutely, once you get the idea that you understand it all, you read something and, "it's complicated." My point is that learning about IR explained a lot.</p><p></p><p>For example, and I'm really ashamed to admit that, I used to scoff at people who said things like, "I only eat 1400 calories a day, and I gain weight." I would say, "that's not possible. You're undercounting. Most people have no idea how many calories they eat. What about the 400 extra calories in that peanut butter sandwich?" Like that.</p><p></p><p>Well, I've learned my less, it's true and I'm sorry for my former attitude. Yes, a lot of people really do eat minuscule amounts of calories and gain weight, or can't lose. Why? I'm convinced that it is IR.</p><p></p><p>What makes my former scoffing attitude really nuts is that I am one of those people who finds it difficult to lose on 1200 calories a day. I really have to cut my intake to semi-fasting. I don't maintain on 1400. So I began reflecting on my history. I started getting fat at age 10. I began to lean out by 14, but "stuff happened" and I weighed 186 by age 16.</p><p></p><p>I'll spare you the nasty details but as an adult I cycled between 140-150 and only by age 56 did I get a handle on this weight thing and go below 140. From 2012-2014 I was in the mid 130s. I had injuries...last winter was brutal. I backslid and my weight crept up to the low 140s. And I was almost totally sedentary. I realize this is not massively obese but given my lifetime of weight issues, it was enough to cause problems. (I had gone to 6.0 in January 2014 as well, but temporarily reversed it. Then back up again.)</p><p></p><p>Studies have shown that kids who have weight problems are at high risk for developing metabolic problems later in life. I count myself very lucky that I didn't develop T2. I think I have incredibly strong genes (Eastern European peasant genes, which gave me short legs and big muscles, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />) but I do think that this lifetime of putting on weight (and taking it off), gave me a mild, but persistent case of IR. Perhaps the IR is a bit genetic as well - my ancestors getting thru feast and famine? Who knows. But I hope to "cure" this by losing the excess weight once and for all, so that I can eat more, but I'll never be able to eat like my SO, who can down a quart of milk and eat slices of cake at 10 PM. (He's very lean, fit man. Crazy active.)</p><p></p><p>I think that every parent should be on the lookout for weight problems in their kids. Because of the future health problems. Not because of fashion or style. Health!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Miss_Dior, post: 859087, member: 181785"] Oh, absolutely, once you get the idea that you understand it all, you read something and, "it's complicated." My point is that learning about IR explained a lot. For example, and I'm really ashamed to admit that, I used to scoff at people who said things like, "I only eat 1400 calories a day, and I gain weight." I would say, "that's not possible. You're undercounting. Most people have no idea how many calories they eat. What about the 400 extra calories in that peanut butter sandwich?" Like that. Well, I've learned my less, it's true and I'm sorry for my former attitude. Yes, a lot of people really do eat minuscule amounts of calories and gain weight, or can't lose. Why? I'm convinced that it is IR. What makes my former scoffing attitude really nuts is that I am one of those people who finds it difficult to lose on 1200 calories a day. I really have to cut my intake to semi-fasting. I don't maintain on 1400. So I began reflecting on my history. I started getting fat at age 10. I began to lean out by 14, but "stuff happened" and I weighed 186 by age 16. I'll spare you the nasty details but as an adult I cycled between 140-150 and only by age 56 did I get a handle on this weight thing and go below 140. From 2012-2014 I was in the mid 130s. I had injuries...last winter was brutal. I backslid and my weight crept up to the low 140s. And I was almost totally sedentary. I realize this is not massively obese but given my lifetime of weight issues, it was enough to cause problems. (I had gone to 6.0 in January 2014 as well, but temporarily reversed it. Then back up again.) Studies have shown that kids who have weight problems are at high risk for developing metabolic problems later in life. I count myself very lucky that I didn't develop T2. I think I have incredibly strong genes (Eastern European peasant genes, which gave me short legs and big muscles, :p) but I do think that this lifetime of putting on weight (and taking it off), gave me a mild, but persistent case of IR. Perhaps the IR is a bit genetic as well - my ancestors getting thru feast and famine? Who knows. But I hope to "cure" this by losing the excess weight once and for all, so that I can eat more, but I'll never be able to eat like my SO, who can down a quart of milk and eat slices of cake at 10 PM. (He's very lean, fit man. Crazy active.) I think that every parent should be on the lookout for weight problems in their kids. Because of the future health problems. Not because of fashion or style. Health! [/QUOTE]
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