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To think I've totally fucked my metabolism

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Fatbadger · 04/01/2018 22:32

For reference I'm 12 stone 11 and 5ft 3inch so considered "obese" on the BMI

January 2016 I decided to do something about my weight and lost 3 stone in about 6 months by healthy eating and exercise. I then had a car accident which meant I couldn't exercise for months, became very down and slowly piled the weight back on.

I'm now fully healed and want to lose the weight again as I'm miserable and feel awful. I mentioned it to a colleague that I've started up a diet and she laughed. I asked what was so funny and she said that I will find it harder to lose weight this time as yo yo dieting does that to your body and don't expect fantastic results I had last time.

I now feel so unmotivated. AIBU to feel I've ruined my metabolism? Or is she talking bollocks?

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specialsubject · 05/01/2018 17:12

Clearly your mate flicked her hair through her education. You know why you put the weight on, simple science ( and understandable in the circumstances)

Slow lifestyle changes and all will be well.

CarysMa · 05/01/2018 17:12

I think you can recalibrate your blood sugar regulation (or something like that, not a doctor) by following a diet geared toward diabetes for a few days. That's all it takes apparently, according to dr eric berg. I have watched a few of his clips on youtube, he is a proper doctor but i think he's pounced of bits of science and inflated it in his evangelism wrt getting sluggish metabolisms going again. Eat avocados and eggs on a small piece of toast, that's one of the filling meals to kickstart your metabolism in prep for diet.

sarahjconnor · 05/01/2018 17:25

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Unicorn81 · 05/01/2018 17:25

What a fucking cowbag, prove her wrong op. X

Battleax · 05/01/2018 17:26

Clearly your mate flicked her hair through her education.

That Ines getting a bit tired now special, and it was catty enough when it was new.

tabbywabby · 05/01/2018 17:38

@CarysMa He's probably referring to insulin resistance which you can change through cutting down on sugar (and exercise and losing fat around the stomach).

CarysMa · 05/01/2018 23:30

Yes that's right. He talks you thru why it works

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