From an Australian surgeon,

here it is:

http://mercybariatrics.com.au/obesity-surgery-2/weight-regain/

Basically it confirms why some people gain weight due to unhealthy eating and drinking.

Great read, thank you.

On 8/17/2016 at 10:03 AM, Babbs said:

@@JJCool

Oh, totally!

That's why I get so mad when the uneducated still insist it's as easy as "calories in/calories out".

Yeah, to a certain extent. But our bodies are much more complex than that and tend to disagree

On paper it is as easy as calories in and calories out. This is what my surgeon had mentioned. But he said life is not so black and white and there are other factors that contribute to weight gain that are often ignored. The person that tells you that it is calories in and calories out is just another internet champion whom thinks they know it all.

I would love to hear of some cases or studies where healthy people underwent caloric restriction and didn't lose weight. (Controlled, measured, counted environment.)

Shoot, I have a family member that has a pituitary gland problem. She is only 4'8 and has all kinds of hormone/metabolic issues, and even she could lose weight on an 800 cal. diet. She just couldn't stay on it.

Regardless, we can control the "calories in". The invisible part is the "calories out". The body can choose to burn 4000 calories a day, or 800 (just throwing numbers out for example... I don't know the actual limits). THIS is the mystery piece that makes it seem like the math doesn't work. I think they are still trying to figure out how to get the body to keep the metabolism up under caloric restriction.. and so far, bariatric surgery works the best.

Very good article! My first take away and putting it in my words is this. People who get the sleeve are hitting the “reset” button. By hitting this button, you are starting a 2 year countdown clock. This 2 year window is your biggest construction phase of the remaking of YOU. This is how you change your ways,thinking,and general attitude towards yourself. It’s a lifelong struggle, we all know that. But this 2 year window is where you have the greatest opportunity you get to attempt at reprogramming yourself.

Just my thoughts!


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