Poll-how many calories do you eat

Thanks for sharing that! I don't 'agree' with the article...but that's beside the point. It makes sense where your doc gets his statement from. I love the first sentence of the abstract: "Background No current treatment for obesity reliably sustains weight loss" really? Wow, I hope they don't apply that to bypass lol. I know a lot of bypassers that haven't had ANY bounceback. Not mocking YOU, just the abstract. Thanks though. I need to access the entire article and see what their study group/focus was and who financed it. Hugs, Toots

Question how do you find out who financed the paper? Is Everything skued to meet someones pocketbook? If you get this info can you post it? Thanks I am the same boat as Mitzie if I go over 1600 calories I am gaining. At 211 lbs according to the calorie charts I should be losing even if I don't exercise at that calorie intake. So whats the gain about? Now if I back off to 1200-1400 I can maintain and maybe lose a pound. Its hard to stay at 1200 every day. Some days I am hungier than others. I guess that is why we are human huh! Debbie

Traditionally it is somewhere in the body of the article. I'll see if I can access a back issue at the college here. It does appear though that this one was financed in house through Rockefeller University - they do a lot of independent research. They do accept funding (duh, what university doesn't lol), but try to maintain a deference of trying to prove a theory. They tend to lean more toward seeing what a theory proves, than the reverse. "Funding the research studies of The Rockefeller University's scientists are the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, private gifts and endowment income." However, even some of the most acclaimed studies have been underwritten and 'slanted'. So, I tend to be suspicious from the get-go Anyway, I am not saying that their study is wrong, but it does seem somewhat skewed AND old...over 10 years old. There have been many surgical advances in obesity that could further alter their results and methodology. As to your particular situation...it could be any one of a myriad of things - a sluggish metabolism; a 'short' or overage in one part of your endocrine system; a hormonal thing; many many possible reasons. The important thing is you KNOW that it's an issue and what balance you need. You're way ahead of the game in that. Many often struggle for years to find thier caloric set-point. HTH, Toots

So what I need is to find a researcher willing to make my body accept higher calories with no consequences....LOL. I guess I am ahead of the game it just plain stinks to know you can't go over that intake. There goes my vodka martini night! Have a good evening I am off to the gym...otherwise I will be seeing a gain on the scale tomorrow! Debbie

Hi Debbie, would you mind emailing me after you talk to him. Like Toots, I am curious too. Especially with the malobsorption thing I would think we had to consume more. I remember one person posting how our body adapts to the lower intake of calories and as a result requires less calories. That is kind of a bummer if true. Thanks for keeping me posted. Have a great night.

I generally range from 1500 - 1700 calories a day and am maintaining well. I am 4'11" and 135, exercise streuously 4-6 times a week.