Reply #4: Well, after doing some study, I have learned

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Exercise is a very poor weight loss strategy, it is very good for other reasons but for weight loss it is inefficient. Calories in-calories out only works in machines, our body's fat collection is determined by the behavior of our hormones which do not follow the law of thermodynamics. Sure, reducing your calorie may help you lose some weight but only to a certain extent and only if you were eating an inordinately large number of calories to begin with. Your body does burn calories but the nature of the calories burnt (where the calories are coming from) vary between individuals. Once obese, your body behaves differently. It is in a state of inflammation and the usual behavior of your hormones is blunted. The fat does not leave the fat cells to provide energy like they are supposed to. Your cells do not accept the glucose cells for energy like they are supposed to. Your body then insists on more food and slows the engine down.

I would like to know the nature of this gene. Is it one that regulates hormones? Perhaps the gene may be triggered by an elevation of inflammation or stress hormones or perhaps by the decrease of some of the thyroid or leptin hormones or perhaps by the increase or decrease in insulin secreted (amt. circulating in the bloddstream). Or maybe it is the liver enzymes that are secreted in response to a high fructose/fatty liver? It is very fascinating to me.


Having met people who have tried every weight loss strategy under the sun to find them all ineffective after about a 6 month time period and remain stalled in their weight loss, this can be very good news.