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[quote=Anonymous]So many uniformed people here! Metabolism affects everything.  Shockingly, when you lose weight, your metabolism actually SLOWS down.  That is why people hit weight loss plateaus after initial weight loss.  Also, it’s been shown that anyone who has ever been obese will have a resting metabolic rate slower than anyone who has not, even if they weigh the same (sucks!)

The only way to speed your metabolism up is to gain muscle mass—which is very hard to do if you aren’t feeding your body adequately, and you’re exercising. If you don’t build muscle, you’ll have to cut even more calories to lose weight.  You can see the conundrum.

People are focused on the wrong things here.  Metabolism is not an afterthought.  Hacking it is an integral part of sustained weight loss. Eating MORE is sometimes the key to weight loss.  It was for me, to a shocking degree. Thank god I’m not starving my body anymore.  I can lose a pound a week on 2000 calories a day, if it includes adequate protein and I do some squats every day.  Who knew.[/quote]

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