Sat, Mar-13-21, 14:37
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Senior Member
Posts: 8,673
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Plan: Atkins-ish, post-WLS
Stats: 408.0/288.0/168.0
BF:
Progress: 50%
Location: Southern Colorado, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CallmeAnn
Just when I think I'm actually growing my understanding of this whole thing. So, I wonder why people who with more to lose seem to lose more quickly. If you have a lot of body fat to burn, this shows. you would produce more insulin. Wouldn't that extra insulin cause you to respond more slowly to the diet?
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Your resting metabolic rate goes up with body weight. Fat is not completely metabolically inactive. Plus, just walking, let alone climbing stairs, requires more energy the more that you weigh. So, all else equal, a heavier person will have a higher calorie deficit than a lighter person if they are both consuming the same food and doing the same things (and, of course, all else is never equal).
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