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Originally Posted by realcdn

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.



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.

I'm not sure how we're disagreeing.