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In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:44:49 +1000
Peter Cremasco <Firstname.Lastname RemoveThis @bigpond.com> wrote:
> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>> In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:31:52 -0800 (PST)
>> JL <jlittler RemoveThis @my-deja.com> wrote:
>>> (keeping it off now while doing an office job is harder - if I don't
>>> exercise it goes on quick)
>>
>> Heh. I do 6-8 hours of cycling a week and don't lose any weight at
>> all. Genetics apears to matter more than anything.
>
> That, and your metabolism adjusting to the extra demands by making more
> efficient use of any calorific intake.

Yup. SOme people have one set weight, some another. By serious
calorific restriction it is possible for someone genetically of one
weight class to lose lots, as in more than a few pounds, but it has to
be kept up for a lifetime, and it causes other problems.

Any calorie restriction will have some effect which is how most diets
get the results they get. But everything I've seen from actual long
term tests show regain *on the same calorie level* within a year or two
and usually gain past original baseline weight.

MInd you, most diet studies appear to have massive dropouts, up to 60%
in one "successful" one I saw.

Zebee