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Originally Posted by buggin_out
Most fat people aren't that way because they overeat. Let me clarify; I'm not saying that some fat people don't overeat, but that that isn't the reason for their fat in most cases. After all, plenty of thin people over overeat all the time. The difference between the thin overeater and the fat one is not what they're eating, but the way they're processing it.
Thin overeaters are less efficient at energy (calorie) storage than fat overeaters.
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Honestly, the longer I'm at this the less I agree with what you've said. I used to think that I had a low metabolism, but I'm beginning to think that's untrue. My mother is one of those thin people who can pretty much eat what she wants (at 80yrs and 120 lbs she's technically a little over what she should weigh, but marginally). She eats 1800 - 2000 cals a day... plus candy and chocolate that's not counted in that. On those numbers she should gain, however, she's never at rest. I call her the poster child for NEAT. At my heaviest I maintained a substantial weight (over 400 pounds) with way more intake (ie. I should have been heavier), although I was still relatively active with a day job that kept me moving all day.
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Originally Posted by russ
While it would be correct to say that most available studies of various bariatric procedures assess a relatively short interval due to the fact that the procedures have become common only in recent years (i.e., many studies assess weight loss at 1 year post-operatively), I have seen no systematic evidence to support what you have written. If you believe what you have written to be the case, then I would appreciate if you could post references from indexed scientific journals to support your contention, as just saying it doesn't make it so.
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I waver on this one. On a weight loss board I hang out on I see an occasional post from someone who had the surgery (various kinds) years ago and eventually gain some (even all) of the weight back. I suspect the surgeries make it harder, but not impossible to do so. Interesting point is that most of the current women undergoing (current or just planning) don't want to discuss failures with these women. If it were me I'd want to find out why they failed in order to avoid it myself. I suspect that the doctor's performing the surgeries have no vested interest in tracking long-term success. I mean, if the success rate is 80% 1 year out and even 60% 2 years out it might stop some people from signing up.
The numbers used there are ficticious, just used for an example. I do think sometimes it's an acceptable tool for people, however, I do think some people think it's a quick fix. That's what I find most concerning.