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Spike That Thermoyroidstat In The End-Zone, Baby!! It’s Official: Being Fat Makes You Fatter. -Btw, FIRST!!!

Filed Under: Favorites, Featured, Nutrition, Signal, Thinking Out Loud, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

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Ok, awhile ago we theorized here that as total bodyfat % increased, the body would start losing its thyroid-mojo and a given person would go into a downward spiral.

The idea was at least 1-fold. MINIMUM!

!Insulation Overload!
SO: We thought that as weight went up, that…

All-Nighters Lower Your Metabolism. So: Chronic Sleep Debt Probably Makes You Fat

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Nutrition, Stupid Health Tricks, Thinking Out Loud, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

sleepy ferret orange blanket yawn

You would think that staying in a more wakeful state longer would mean you burn more calories.

And it does.

-But only for awhile.

Then you go downhill.

In an experiment conducted by Ken Wright and the Department of ChronoBiology at UC-Boulder, they found that metabolism was up by about 7% above normal while people were kept up.

BUT: It was down…

Shocking Fat Photo Comparisons

Filed Under: Noise, Nutrition, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

progresso potato broccoli cheese chowder equals 1 turkey

I’m not sure how accurate some of these are, but…

Even the typically splashy and shallow Daily Beast makes a good point, and one that is easy to forget in the rush of daily life:

It Is STUPENDOUSLY Easy To Overeat!

Anyone who has struggled with weight or fat over time can tell you,…

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