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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1227070" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>The 'eat less move more' is a myth when people use it simplistically as a mantra.</p><p></p><p>Weight gain and loss, fat deposits and water retention are all governed by hormones, which are released in response to stimulus. That stimulus comes from diet, stress, sleep deprivation, other hormones, medication and exercise. There are probably many more such stimuli.</p><p></p><p>There are 6 main hormones that govern weight loss and weight gain. Insulin and its antagonist glucagon, growth hormone and its antagonist, cortisol and its antagonist. Fung discusses this in excellently referenced detail in his book 'The Obesity Code', showing that these factors have been known and understood for decades, with robust studies establishing that the body resets it weight to the level of its insulin resistance, rather than the level of its calorie intake or exercise output.</p><p></p><p>But it must be nearly impossible for a doctor (or anyone) to find the time and interest to explain this to a patient who arrives at their appointment demanding a simple formula for weight loss. So it has, over the years, been boiled down to absurd sound bites like 'eat less move more', until even doctors and dieticians regurgitate it without thinking..</p><p></p><p>If you want to read the more detail on the different relationships between the hormones, then some of the Wikipedia articles will give you a taste of the complexity involved, but I am afraid that my brain simply cannot retain the technical detail. I don't rate Wiki particularly highly, but the references at the bottom of each article can make fascinating reading.</p><p></p><p>Exercise, diet AND stress levels, AND sufficient sleep, AND calorie reduction, AND probably 50 other things are required for weight loss, and for preventing weight re-gain. You only have a very small amount of weight to lose, and you may find that your hormones permit that weight loss by simply reducing calories or increasing exercise. However, if you do not address the root cause of your previous weight gain, and rely entirely on the 'eat less move more' simplistic dogma, then you will probably re-gain.</p><p></p><p>For instance, carbohydrate intake stimulates insulin production, while caffeine stimulates cortisol. Both of those hormones are designed to lay down fat. The amount of calories involved in a cup of coffee may be negligible, but for a sensitive individual, coffee can block weight loss - because of the cortisol.</p><p></p><p>You know the statistics on diet failure? Something like 90% of diets fail, only 5% of people hit their target weight, and only 2% of people are still on target 5 years later.</p><p>This is just one of many articles examining the stats. It makes sad reading.</p><p><a href="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/Dieting-Does-Not-Work-UCLA-Researchers-7832" target="_blank">http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/Dieting-Does-Not-Work-UCLA-Researchers-7832</a></p><p></p><p>Fung says it so much better than I could:</p><p><a href="https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/how-do-we-gain-weight-calories-part-1/" target="_blank">https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/how-do-we-gain-weight-calories-part-1/</a></p><p></p><p>The 'eat less move more' dogma just muddies the water.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1227070, member: 41816"] The 'eat less move more' is a myth when people use it simplistically as a mantra. Weight gain and loss, fat deposits and water retention are all governed by hormones, which are released in response to stimulus. That stimulus comes from diet, stress, sleep deprivation, other hormones, medication and exercise. There are probably many more such stimuli. There are 6 main hormones that govern weight loss and weight gain. Insulin and its antagonist glucagon, growth hormone and its antagonist, cortisol and its antagonist. Fung discusses this in excellently referenced detail in his book 'The Obesity Code', showing that these factors have been known and understood for decades, with robust studies establishing that the body resets it weight to the level of its insulin resistance, rather than the level of its calorie intake or exercise output. But it must be nearly impossible for a doctor (or anyone) to find the time and interest to explain this to a patient who arrives at their appointment demanding a simple formula for weight loss. So it has, over the years, been boiled down to absurd sound bites like 'eat less move more', until even doctors and dieticians regurgitate it without thinking.. If you want to read the more detail on the different relationships between the hormones, then some of the Wikipedia articles will give you a taste of the complexity involved, but I am afraid that my brain simply cannot retain the technical detail. I don't rate Wiki particularly highly, but the references at the bottom of each article can make fascinating reading. Exercise, diet AND stress levels, AND sufficient sleep, AND calorie reduction, AND probably 50 other things are required for weight loss, and for preventing weight re-gain. You only have a very small amount of weight to lose, and you may find that your hormones permit that weight loss by simply reducing calories or increasing exercise. However, if you do not address the root cause of your previous weight gain, and rely entirely on the 'eat less move more' simplistic dogma, then you will probably re-gain. For instance, carbohydrate intake stimulates insulin production, while caffeine stimulates cortisol. Both of those hormones are designed to lay down fat. The amount of calories involved in a cup of coffee may be negligible, but for a sensitive individual, coffee can block weight loss - because of the cortisol. You know the statistics on diet failure? Something like 90% of diets fail, only 5% of people hit their target weight, and only 2% of people are still on target 5 years later. This is just one of many articles examining the stats. It makes sad reading. [URL]http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/Dieting-Does-Not-Work-UCLA-Researchers-7832[/URL] Fung says it so much better than I could: [URL]https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/how-do-we-gain-weight-calories-part-1/[/URL] The 'eat less move more' dogma just muddies the water. [/QUOTE]
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