Thread: metabolism

Cardio,less high GI carbs and more protein is what you need basically .

Foods That Burn Fat

Originally Posted by zoco

Cardio,less high GI carbs and more protein is what you need basically .

Foods That Burn Fat

thanks sherlock. not trying to burn fat

Originally Posted by hurkulees

thanks sherlock. not trying to burn fat

That article has info about foods that increase your metabolism.You asked for a natural way didn't you? There is no magic exercise to increase metabolism

Originally Posted by zoco

That article has info about foods that increase your metabolism

well then, appreciate it. excuse my assholeness, i get it from my wife

I'm glad if i can help

Thanks for your help

You can do a rmr (resting metabolism rate) test and vo2 max test (where you burn the most fat). Also get a full thyroid blood panel done; you may need mess - I did.

I also like to use need 2 slin for carb meals because i'm carb sensitive.

You can do a rmr (resting metabolism rate) test and vo2 max test (where you burn the most fat). Also get a full thyroid blood panel done;

Definitely worth it

I agree with the comments about getting thyroid testing. While you are waiting for your doc appt, get a thermometer and take your temperature each morning before you get up. And google basal body temperature. Basically, if you are low - your metabolism will definitely be slow. It is usually an indicator of low thyroid, which your blood panel will confirm, and you will have more points of data to show your doc....

What s/s do you have that make you believe your metabolism is slow?

Speeding up metabolism is possible, but you want to figure out WHY it is slow, in order to treat it properly. If you have low thyroid, you'd be fighting an uphill battle to speed metabolism w/o taking thyroid medication. There are natural forms available.

Originally Posted by hurkulees

well then, appreciate it. excuse my assholeness, i get it from my wife

What do you weigh, and what are your maintenance calories?

(Neither low nor high GI foods will impact upon metabolic rate btw)

dam i gots a slow metabo i think too... And my mom and sister both had to get thyroids removed.. How do I go about get all these test and things..

ceazur, I'll ask you the same question.

6'3'' 195lbs.. maintenance cals are like 2100.. but i dont eat alot, and i eat pretty decent.. It mainly because when i do it seems like the weight piles up quick. Like none is converted as muscle. only fat

Originally Posted by ceazur

6'3'' 195lbs.. maintenance cals are like 2100.. but i dont eat alot, and i eat pretty decent.. It mainly because when i do it seems like the weight piles up quick. Like none is converted as muscle. only fat

You know for sure it's 2100? At your weight, it should be closer to 3000.

my bmr is 1972 according to a few websites.. and thats about all the cals i take in daily, some days maybe 2500.. and i definitely dont lose any weight.. im not even particularly going for weight loss... just toning up my mid section, lose a little hip fat, and make my body look proportional.. Like my arms arent big at all, but im wide in the waist and hip area so it looks unproportionate.

Originally Posted by ceazur

my bmr is 1972 according to a few websites.. and thats about all the cals i take in daily, some days maybe 2500.. and i definitely dont lose any weight.. im not even particularly going for weight loss... just toning up my mid section, lose a little hip fat, and make my body look proportional.. Like my arms arent big at all, but im wide in the waist and hip area so it looks unproportionate.

BMR is basal metabolic rate, not maintenance. You find maintenance by tracking your intake and your weight.

You on anything?

nope, and sorry i was confused. Maintenance being the calories I need to stay the same weight correct?

Yes. BMR is the calories required to lie in bed and not move. Maintenance is the calories to neither gain nor lose weight at your current activity level.

Originally Posted by ceazur

dam i gots a slow metabo i think too... And my mom and sister both had to get thyroids removed.. How do I go about get all these test and things..

Doctor. If you have a family history of thyroid issues, you really should get checked out. Tell the doc about mom and sis and tell him you need to be checked out. If the doctor is worth his salt, he should jump right on it.

Originally Posted by dogsoldier

Doctor. If you have a family history of thyroid issues, you really should get checked out. Tell the doc about mom and sis and tell him you need to be checked out. If the doctor is worth his salt, he should jump right on it.

yeah sis had hers removed and mom takes a pill daily. an i military so doc is pretty sufficient

so if slow metabolism mean that you will have a problem with your thyroid? is it true?

It depends on the type of substance you intend to measure.
There are a few crude ways I've measured by bodies responses.

I used to take the GNC MegaMan vitamins. I forgot which nutrient
did this, but shortly after taking a pill my piss would be fluorescent
yellow. I pissed about an hour after taking the vitamin. So the
shortest possible life cycle for these nutrients where an hour. Who
knows how long some of the nutrients from the vitamin stuck around
in my body.

You could also measure how long it takes a liquid to exit your body
by not eating or drinking anything for a few hours so that you reach
"empty." Then drink 8 oz of water or something like that and measure
the amount of time it takes for you to urine.

Another way of testing by using your excrement is eating a bunch of corn,
and monitoring how long it takes to exit your body by inspecting your shit.
Usually this takes me 24 hours.

Other signs of a sever sluggish or non-functioning thyroid is the condition of your skin, nails and hair. People with real bad thyroid issues tend to have dry skin that doesn't snap back when pinched, hair is dry and splits easily and nails get brittle and thick.

There are other reasons for a slow metabolism besides thyroid. Some people are just genetically predisposed to store fat, like me. I work like hell to keep it down. If I eat a high carb diet for a week, I will easily put on 5-10 pounds of fat. Done it a number of times.

Originally Posted by dogsoldier

Other signs of a sever sluggish or non-functioning thyroid is the condition of your skin, nails and hair. People with real bad thyroid issues tend to have dry skin that doesn't snap back when pinched, hair is dry and splits easily and nails get brittle and thick.

There are other reasons for a slow metabolism besides thyroid. Some people are just genetically predisposed to store fat, like me. I work like hell to keep it down. If I eat a high carb diet for a week, I will easily put on 5-10 pounds of fat. Done it a number of times.

No you don't - but it sure seems like it. You might easily gain 3 lbs of fat and 7 pounds of water, but not 10 lbs of fat. You'd have to OVEReat 35,000 calories to gain 10 lbs of fat.

That's on top of your daily maintenance calories.

In a week. Your maintenance is probably just shy of 3000 calories a day, right? You'd have to consume about 10,000 calories a day for a week for it to even be possible to gain 10 lbs of fat in a week.

Glycogen can make up about 1% of your muscle mass, and it's bound up with a lot of water; like, about 3X + its weight in water. So, supposing you carry 150 lbs of muscle. 1.5 lbs glycogen + 4.5 lbs water = 6 lbs, and that's without a caloric surplus. With a surplus, you might go over by say 1000 calories a day if you really eat a lot, right? That's two pounds of fat in a week. Add in the extra bulk in your colon, and there's your 10 lbs in a week: 6 lbs from glycogen and water, 2 lbs from poo and 2 lbs from fat.

- Built, Buster of Myths

(For the record, I overeat when I eat a lot of carbs, too; wheat in particular, and it bloats me like a mofo!)

Yeah, I did exaggerate, carbs hold water. But I can tell you my body processes carbs must faster and stores fat faster than most people. The interesting thing is this really did not become a problem until I hit 40. I bought into the high carb, low fat thing back then. Even with lifting and running 8 miles a week, I was gaining fat on a 2200 cal diet. The dip tank said it was fat and not muscle. I have been fighting this ever since.

Dip-tanks aren't all that accurate. You'd need a DEXA to really see what's going on. Running tends to train the body to become efficient, you know this, right?

Believe me, I'm way more comfortable on low carbs. But it's just that - comfort. On a higher-carb diet, I overeat. And when you overeat, you get fat. Funny how that works.

The tank is all that was available. I have read about the DEXA scan but never thought of getting one. I have read your stuff and visited your blog. You are an intelligent woman that is on the mark for about 90% of the population. But honestly, a 6'1", 250 pound male that fat calipers out at 26% with a high level of physical activity, in and out of the gym should NEVER gain fat on 2200 calories. If I was to switch my diet to 50% carbs, I would blow up like a balloon. Some people have fucked up genetics. And I believe that includes me.