metabolism

[sasa]

Hi guys, I'm here new and I have some stupid question.
The people often talk about metabolism, I hear "I have slow metabolism or I have fast..." so what basic or lay signs tell me if I have slow or fast matabolism??

thanks

 

[~SC~]

How much food you have to eat/avoid and what types, in regards to your weight gain/loss and levels of activity.

~SC~

 

[sasa]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your answer. explain me it please.
thanks

 

[JonPee]

Fast metabolism = You burn a lot of calories without a lot of effort
slow metabolism = opposite of fast metabolism

 

[Daisy_Girl]

How much food you have to eat/avoid and what types, in regards to your weight gain/loss and levels of activity.

~SC~

Ina very non-scientific nutshell.....

Someone with a fast metabolism could eat basically anything and not put on weight. This is even with low activity levels. This person will have trouble gaining fat AND muscle.

Someone with a slow metabolism has trouble keeping weight off, is very sensitive to food intake, has to carefully monitor what food they eat and when. This is even with a high activity level. This person has trouble losing fat, but gaining muscle isn't always a problem.

That said, I think slow metabolism is WAY over-talked about. People with a "slow metabolism" usually overeat, or eat the wrong foods. Their activity level is usually too low too. It is a cop out, in many regards. Obviously, someone with a DIAGNOSED thyroid condition doesn't fit this bill though. But the "slow metabolism" in most cases is usually a case of "eats too much of the wrong foods and spends way too little time in the gym".

Shit, I have to very carefully watch what I eat, so I am sure my metabolism isn't fast. But slow? Nah, I just don't always eat the right foods or make the right choices. That is MY fault, not my metabolism. My metabolism isn't built to eat fast food, yet I sometimes ask it too - the result? Gaining fat. It is MY choice, MY responsibility to eat clean.

 

[anthrax]

That's the theory

In practise :

Fast metabolism = People who lift heavy, do cardio or any other physical activity and move his ass

Slow metabolism = fat ass who need an excuse for being fat

 

[cybadec]

I think it has alot to do with insulin resistance. thats why you can lose weight on a low carb diet eating the same amount or more calories than you were on a higher carb diet.