So I’ve had a regain of 70lbs and couldn’t for the life of me figure out how I could possibly be gaining because I don’t eat enough to have gained that much. Well, I’m having a revision to bypass done on 3/11 and saw a nutritionist. When I saw one my first go-round the visit was pretty much pointless because all they did was show me a food pyramid and talk to me about what people are supposed to eat. Well, duh, I knew that. Anyway, i asked this one how the hell I’ve gained weight and told her what I eat. And this is what she said:
When you are obese, your body is like a big truck. Your body needs a lot of fuel (calories) to run at a normal level which makes your resting metabolic rate high. Once you lose a lot of weight (118lbs in my case) you are more like a Honda Civic. Your resting metabolic rate goes down significantly so you need less calories to run at a normal level. When you GAIN weight, your resting metabolic does not go back up which makes regain MUCH more likely. So before you lose you can maintain at like 2000 calories a day, but after you lose it goes down to (in my case) 1258. When you regain it doesn’t go back up to 2000. So, anything over 1258 will cause a gain (again, in my case).
I wish to GOD someone would have told me this. First, I didn’t know that my resting metabolic rate was that low. Secondly, and most importantly, I had no idea that it is easier to gain weight after you’ve lost a significant amount. If I had known this I would have counted every damn calorie i put in my body. I didn’t even think about resting metabolic rate. I didn’t even know what it was. Like, at all!! I just knew that if you eat around 1250 a day you lose weight. I honestly didn’t know why. I just thought it was a thing. It’s what I’ve been told all my life with no further explanation. I guess that makes me stupid but you’d think someone would have told me this at some point...
So, I hope someone else can benefit from this information. I have never read it anywhere on this forum so I wanted to share.
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