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Originally Posted by Espi
Julie, I'm enjoying them but am almost pissed at how little difference it makes re maintenance on how much I can eat. I was 100% convinced it made a lot of difference. Probably only when you let yourself eat ad libitum. Seems to be a huge range of homeostasis.
I'm repeating my random thoughts in LostDog's log
And finally repeating what I read this morning on another forum:
I'm wondering about the last sentence though, considering this enormous fluctuation I'm experiencing.
Almost as if no matter what exercise routine I pick the body just adapts to the diet it's been given. I'm really really curious how many calories I ate back when I thought eating was a waste of time when I was busy. It must have been 1200ish kcals. And maintained on that amount as well.
Weird huh?
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You know, Espi, it really makes me wonder if there isn't some relationship between intense workouts/cortisol/preservation of mass at all costs--i.e., complete metabolic anarchy based on fear of rapid catabolism? I like the simplified statement... it makes sense.
Also, in my experience after dieting down for a competition, my maintenance goes WAAAAAAY up for a few weeks... I would gain a few lbs from the glycogen repletion and fluid shifts and then I'd eat like 500-800 cals more/day and not gain a whit. That effect was temporary though, and as soon as I overdid for a few too many days, the fat just flew back onto my butt. Then I would have a prolonged period of resistance to loss (both mental AND physical, with self sabotage and also with very sluggish wt loss even with one hundred percent compliance).
Just goes to show, we are not simple in the least. You are onto something with that anti-KISS
Tina