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The LTDFLE. Over the many years I’ve been involved in the fat loss game, I’ve seen some weird stuff happen.

The LTDFLE

When I was in my 20′s and only thought I knew what I was talking about (as opposed to now when I’m simply usually sure I do), I had observed one of the things I’m going to talk about today but didn’t have any real clue why it happened. With clients or whatever, the only answer I could give was “Because it does.” or “Magic!”. Set point, settling points and bodyweight regulation Part 1. Having explained why the separation of psychology and physiology is a false separation in Dieting Psychology vs.

Set point, settling points and bodyweight regulation Part 1

Dieting Physiology, I want to discuss quickly some of the physiology behind diet failures. This is a topic that I discuss in detail in nearly all of my recent books and I’m not going to spend endless time on it here (trying to eventually get back to the psychological factors behind diet failures). A long standing debate in the world of obesity research revolves around the idea that bodyweight (or perhaps body fat) is regulated. What does that mean exactly? Think about your thermostat (yes, this is the example I always use): you set it to keep the house at 80 degrees and it continually senses the temperature (via a thermometer).

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