Does anyone know much about exothermic reactions of metabolism? I know quite a few fat people who eats alot less than me, counts calories to keep it low and still gain weight. I on the other hand, eat whatever the hell I want, sit on my ass all day for weeks and won't gain a single pound. My understanding is that all the intake calories must go somewhere in form of reserve(fat), kinetic energy or thermal energy(CO2 and other metabolic by product). I'm no lazier than them, eat heck of alot more than them and don't gain any weight. Does this mean I prodcue more watts in heat than they do in idle state such as sitting or sleeping?
A question on metabolism
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you basal metabolic rate is higher than theirs... Usually as people get older, their thyroid produces less hormones and you get fatter. This isn't the same for everyone. If most people who are overweight would just get a simple exam done, they may find that they have hypothyroidism(?). A simple prescription of synthroid may help them
normalize. Then again, for folks like use bodybuilders, a simple cycle or two of T-3 hormone in tablet form works wonders!
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normalize. Then again, for folks like use bodybuilders, a simple cycle or two of T-3 hormone in tablet form works wonders!
) I have a friend like you... he eats 4 giant meals a day, does nothing, and doesn't gain any weight. Maybe you and he don't digest food as well, and use the bathroom a lot more?
regarding wattage: interesting question. A given sized person must radiate a certain amount of heat, assuming all people have the same C/W at the skin->air interface and they aren't wearing heatsinks. That means if you were actually putting out more heat one would expect your body temperature to be higher than the average. Get a thermometer
regarding wattage: interesting question. A given sized person must radiate a certain amount of heat, assuming all people have the same C/W at the skin->air interface and they aren't wearing heatsinks
. That means if you were actually putting out more heat one would expect your body temperature to be higher than the average. Get a thermometer Two factors ...
First, metabolism. People who are more active and have more muscle also have a higher baseline energy consumption. In particular, when you exercise regularly, your fat burning is higher or at least level with your fat intake. (Humans burn almost zero fat when inactive.)
Second, nutrition. Eat lots of fat, and you'll gain weight very quickly, no way around it. Concentrate on carbohydrates, and you won't. The reason is that human digestion can assimilate and store fat very well, while overeating on carbohydrates doesn't matter much - human carbohydrate-to-fat conversion can't do more than about 10 grams per day. On the other hand, an undersupply on carbohydrates makes the metabolism come down, and leads to rapid loss of muscle and thus less baseline consumption.
Genetic factors and actual digestion related diseases rarely have a noticeable effect. The most important thing passed on from parents to children is habits - both in nutrition and physical activity or passivity.
So if you want to lose weight or stay as you are, move your butt, build up some muscle, and in your foods, mind the fat, but never eat less than needed.
regards, Peter (competition swimmer and occasional marathon runner)
First, metabolism. People who are more active and have more muscle also have a higher baseline energy consumption. In particular, when you exercise regularly, your fat burning is higher or at least level with your fat intake. (Humans burn almost zero fat when inactive.)
Second, nutrition. Eat lots of fat, and you'll gain weight very quickly, no way around it. Concentrate on carbohydrates, and you won't. The reason is that human digestion can assimilate and store fat very well, while overeating on carbohydrates doesn't matter much - human carbohydrate-to-fat conversion can't do more than about 10 grams per day. On the other hand, an undersupply on carbohydrates makes the metabolism come down, and leads to rapid loss of muscle and thus less baseline consumption.
Genetic factors and actual digestion related diseases rarely have a noticeable effect. The most important thing passed on from parents to children is habits - both in nutrition and physical activity or passivity.
So if you want to lose weight or stay as you are, move your butt, build up some muscle, and in your foods, mind the fat, but never eat less than needed.
regards, Peter (competition swimmer and occasional marathon runner
)let me add an anecdote to this issue:
I too eat an abnormally large amount of food for my body size. (I am 5'10" and 125 pounds so I'm pretty skinny) I am a runner, so I'm sure that helps, but even in the off-season, all I do is sit on my bum in front of my computer and eat junk food all day and night. Yet I never seem to gain any weight. Furthermore (and here is where this may add insight) my body temperature is lower than normal. I consisitenly have a temperature of 98.1. I am also always cold. I am comfortable at about 72 degrees Fahrenheit, and anything below 68 elicits goosebumps and shivering from me.
I too eat an abnormally large amount of food for my body size. (I am 5'10" and 125 pounds so I'm pretty skinny) I am a runner, so I'm sure that helps, but even in the off-season, all I do is sit on my bum in front of my computer and eat junk food all day and night. Yet I never seem to gain any weight. Furthermore (and here is where this may add insight) my body temperature is lower than normal. I consisitenly have a temperature of 98.1. I am also always cold. I am comfortable at about 72 degrees Fahrenheit, and anything below 68 elicits goosebumps and shivering from me.
that could explain why i can tolerate 58 degrees in our apartment nekkid while my roommates are freezing (or maybe they're just jealous that i'm nekkid?)
SWScorch, I bet you have very little body fat and thus poor thermal isolation, forcing your body to burn more to keep warm.
btw, off-season you don't gain any weight but I bet you do gain a some fat and lose some muscle, masking the fat gain on the scale. At least that's what happens to all the runners and triathletes I know
regards, Peter
btw, off-season you don't gain any weight but I bet you do gain a some fat and lose some muscle, masking the fat gain on the scale. At least that's what happens to all the runners and triathletes I know
regards, Peter
<< Second, nutrition. Eat lots of fat, and you'll gain weight very quickly, no way around it. >>
I eat alot of McDonald's food, Pizza, hamburger, french fries, cheese and greasy frozen food. Yet I don't gain weight. I can manage to gain a few pound, but I'd have to eat far beyond what I"m comfortable with.
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<< Eat some chinese can you will be fat
>>I'm Chinese and thin as a reed.
>>you probably dont eat much at american chinese restaurants
Jerboy -
One of the most expensive organs you have in terms of the energy to keep it going is the brain. It runs on glucose - lots of glucose. And the bigger it is and the more it is contantly curning, the more energy it uses. It was suggested that your basal metabolism is high, so you eat without gaining weight. A large component of that high basal metabolism is likely your brain's energy consumption. So, congratulations.
But, you might want to forget getting that inside line position in the NFL. Endomorphs only.
One of the most expensive organs you have in terms of the energy to keep it going is the brain. It runs on glucose - lots of glucose. And the bigger it is and the more it is contantly curning, the more energy it uses. It was suggested that your basal metabolism is high, so you eat without gaining weight. A large component of that high basal metabolism is likely your brain's energy consumption. So, congratulations.
But, you might want to forget getting that inside line position in the NFL. Endomorphs only.
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