Yes I think setpoint theory is that your body self regulates to a certain point. So if you underneath you will feel hungry, overeat and feel full. If your set point has been raised to 15 stone then eating less will make you hungry.
I think in the book he's going to say it's possible to lower set point by eating whole foods. But first section was all about genes, environment and processed food and dieting all raising our set point. And disturbing studies showing that animals made to "yoyo diet" ended up literally needing 500 calories less to keep pace with a similar sized animal. So after dieting a 12 stone woman may need 500 calories less than another 12 stone woman... eek.
Loveyouradvixe. That is a fantastic question about headspace. I think I come and post on here when I have a wobble so it isn't every day. And overall I'm pleased with the changes nutrition and exercise have brought so far. But I'm still over 21 stone 😬.
It's actually the reading the books and the researching that is both motivating me to eat well, as you say, but also that is leading me to question whether it's possible. The books (both ultra processed people, and now "why we eat too much" ) both are very kind in the "it's not your fault" sense but both talk about it being pretty impossible to recover once reached morbid obesity.
Why we eat too much has said that if you're overweight or slightly obese it might the possible to recover with a change of eating behaviour. But that if youee morbidly obese your hormones (i think ti was hormones) literally work against you. The chapters of insulin and leptin and the such like make out that your body fights any attempt to lose a lot of weight as fat is another organ with its own signals.
Researching online has also led to the stats around it being virtually impossible to return to a normal weight if morbidly obese without surgery.
Hence my wobbles that I'll be working hard and still need surgery.
I'm working so hard at this and yet at nearly 22 stone it's a bit scary if I can only lose a few stone and then level off.
I so want to be even just "overweight" and its such a long journey.
I hate that it's so visible to everyone else. And although my interest is now exercising and eating well its not like I'm in that bracket of people who exercise and eat well!
Wins though - I managed walking round a supermarket yesterday and have avoided that (due to no seats) for a good while!