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<blockquote data-quote="BarkChompson" data-source="post: 1096126" data-attributes="member: 4549">I had a biologist friend explain what happens bouncing back up weight after dieting:When you eat excess calories and store them as fat, your body makes little &quot;pouches&quot; for them. These pouches then fill up with fat.When you are in a calorie deficit, these pouches empty out their fat content.The problem is, these pouches take more energy to break down than just using the fat from other pouches.Since they are hard to break down, you can lose a bunch of weight just by emptying the pouches. When you start eating calories again, they fill right back up.The trick is a minor calorie deficit over a long period of time, which will break down the pouches in the longer term.I've lost on average a pound a week since April (started at 194, this morning I was 177.2) and even with some slipups where I eat way too much for a day or two. If you're still around 300 lbs, 1% of your bodyweight per week is enough.I've been using MyFitnessPal, and it's been the only way that I've EVER been able to lose weight and keep it off.The three things I'd advise when using the app:1) Stick with it. Log all your meals without trying to change how you eat, just so you can get an idea of where you're at and get in the habit of logging in general.2) Once you've made it into a regular habit (a week or two), overestimate how many calories you eat if you don't have an exact amount.3) Once you've made it into a regular habit, underestimate how many calories you burn through exercise.Good luck dude, let us know how it goes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BarkChompson, post: 1096126, member: 4549"] I had a biologist friend explain what happens bouncing back up weight after dieting: When you eat excess calories and store them as fat, your body makes little "pouches" for them. These pouches then fill up with fat. When you are in a calorie deficit, these pouches empty out their fat content. The problem is, these pouches take more energy to break down than just using the fat from other pouches. Since they are hard to break down, you can lose a bunch of weight just by emptying the pouches. When you start eating calories again, they fill right back up. The trick is a minor calorie deficit over a long period of time, which will break down the pouches in the longer term. I've lost on average a pound a week since April (started at 194, this morning I was 177.2) and even with some slipups where I eat way too much for a day or two. If you're still around 300 lbs, 1% of your bodyweight per week is enough. I've been using MyFitnessPal, and it's been the only way that I've EVER been able to lose weight and keep it off. The three things I'd advise when using the app: 1) Stick with it. Log all your meals without trying to change how you eat, just so you can get an idea of where you're at and get in the habit of logging in general. 2) Once you've made it into a regular habit (a week or two), overestimate how many calories you eat if you don't have an exact amount. 3) Once you've made it into a regular habit, underestimate how many calories you burn through exercise. Good luck dude, let us know how it goes. [/QUOTE]

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