Dormant fat cells?

Greetings,
For background information, I do Atkins, male, 58, 94 kg, a reader of
this group from years back, who has gained back half of whatI lost
(108 kg - 83 kg - 94 kg) and got myself on starvation mode, back to
induction with serious counting of calories, have actually managed to
start losing again. Goal 72 kg.

But that was not the issue. Some time ago I read a fantastic theory in
an article about diets in a women's magazine ( in Swedish). That if I
manage to keep to my new slim weight say 6 months to a year, the longer
the better, then the extra fat cells in the body gradually start
withering, going dormant, deactivating themselves so that filling them
up after a time gets slower and more difficult. Thus keeping the new
weight becomes easier as you don't blow up after the first chocolate
orgy or pizza party.

Anybody heard of that, is there even small amount of truth in it?

Sounds too good to be true, I have learned that the new fat cells the
body grows as the weight goes up never go away, just waiting there for
the good fat food to fill them again at first chance.


Arto F.

Arto Frobeus wrote:
if I
manage to keep to my new slim weight say 6 months to a year, the longer
the better, then the extra fat cells in the body gradually start
withering, going dormant, deactivating themselves so that filling them
up after a time gets slower and more difficult. Thus keeping the new
weight becomes easier as you don't blow up after the first chocolate
orgy or pizza party.

My story wouldn't bring any credit to this theory.
I lost 20 kg (44 lbs) when I was 16-18 y o, going down from 92kg to 72.
I kept my weight between 68 and 73kg during 10 years.
Then one day, my job changed, a love story ended badly (as if it could
end happilly), and I got surgery. All in the same year.
Call it depression if you like. I gained nearly 40kg (88 lbs) in 3
years. And believe me, it was an easy thing to do.


Maybe you are not thinking of such an extreme case, though.
But if I remember, the first kg came back quite quickly. I never felt
that 10 years on a healthy weight helped me not put on fat.


Huey

Arto Frobeus wrote:
if I
manage to keep to my new slim weight say 6 months to a year, the longer
the better, then the extra fat cells in the body gradually start
withering, going dormant, deactivating themselves so that filling them
up after a time gets slower and more difficult. Thus keeping the new
weight becomes easier as you don't blow up after the first chocolate
orgy or pizza party.

My story wouldn't bring any credit to this theory.
I lost 20 kg (44 lbs) when I was 16-18 y o, going down from 92kg to 72.
I kept my weight between 68 and 73kg during 10 years.
Then one day, my job changed, a love story ended badly (as if it could
end happilly), and I got surgery. All in the same year.
Call it depression if you like. I gained nearly 40kg (88 lbs) in 3
years. And believe me, it was an easy thing to do.


Maybe you are not thinking of such an extreme case, though.
But if I remember, the first kg came back quite quickly. I never felt
that 10 years on a healthy weight helped me not put on fat.


Huey

"Arto Frobeus" wrote in message
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Greetings,
For background information, I do Atkins, male, 58, 94 kg, a reader of
this group from years back, who has gained back half of whatI lost
(108 kg - 83 kg - 94 kg) and got myself on starvation mode, back to
induction with serious counting of calories, have actually managed to
start losing again. Goal 72 kg.

But that was not the issue. Some time ago I read a fantastic theory in
an article about diets in a women's magazine ( in Swedish). That if I
manage to keep to my new slim weight say 6 months to a year, the longer
the better, then the extra fat cells in the body gradually start
withering, going dormant, deactivating themselves so that filling them
up after a time gets slower and more difficult. Thus keeping the new
weight becomes easier as you don't blow up after the first chocolate
orgy or pizza party.

Anybody heard of that, is there even small amount of truth in it?

Sounds too good to be true, I have learned that the new fat cells the
body grows as the weight goes up never go away, just waiting there for
the good fat food to fill them again at first chance.


Arto F.


Go back to doing what worked for you, and do it for the rest of your
life.

--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories

"Arto Frobeus" wrote in message
...
Greetings,
For background information, I do Atkins, male, 58, 94 kg, a reader of
this group from years back, who has gained back half of whatI lost
(108 kg - 83 kg - 94 kg) and got myself on starvation mode, back to
induction with serious counting of calories, have actually managed to
start losing again. Goal 72 kg.

But that was not the issue. Some time ago I read a fantastic theory in
an article about diets in a women's magazine ( in Swedish). That if I
manage to keep to my new slim weight say 6 months to a year, the longer
the better, then the extra fat cells in the body gradually start
withering, going dormant, deactivating themselves so that filling them
up after a time gets slower and more difficult. Thus keeping the new
weight becomes easier as you don't blow up after the first chocolate
orgy or pizza party.

Anybody heard of that, is there even small amount of truth in it?

Sounds too good to be true, I have learned that the new fat cells the
body grows as the weight goes up never go away, just waiting there for
the good fat food to fill them again at first chance.


Arto F.


Go back to doing what worked for you, and do it for the rest of your
life.

--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories

1) lose the weight
2) find out for yourself

Arto Frobeus wrote:
|| Greetings,
|| For background information, I do Atkins, male, 58, 94 kg, a reader
|| of this group from years back, who has gained back half of whatI lost
|| (108 kg - 83 kg - 94 kg) and got myself on starvation mode, back to
|| induction with serious counting of calories, have actually managed to
|| start losing again. Goal 72 kg.
||
|| But that was not the issue. Some time ago I read a fantastic theory
|| in an article about diets in a women's magazine ( in Swedish). That
|| if I manage to keep to my new slim weight say 6 months to a year,
|| the longer the better, then the extra fat cells in the body
|| gradually start withering, going dormant, deactivating themselves so
|| that filling them up after a time gets slower and more difficult.
|| Thus keeping the new weight becomes easier as you don't blow up
|| after the first chocolate orgy or pizza party.
||
|| Anybody heard of that, is there even small amount of truth in it?
||
|| Sounds too good to be true, I have learned that the new fat cells the
|| body grows as the weight goes up never go away, just waiting there
|| for the good fat food to fill them again at first chance.
||
||
|| Arto F.

1) lose the weight
2) find out for yourself

Arto Frobeus wrote:
|| Greetings,
|| For background information, I do Atkins, male, 58, 94 kg, a reader
|| of this group from years back, who has gained back half of whatI lost
|| (108 kg - 83 kg - 94 kg) and got myself on starvation mode, back to
|| induction with serious counting of calories, have actually managed to
|| start losing again. Goal 72 kg.
||
|| But that was not the issue. Some time ago I read a fantastic theory
|| in an article about diets in a women's magazine ( in Swedish). That
|| if I manage to keep to my new slim weight say 6 months to a year,
|| the longer the better, then the extra fat cells in the body
|| gradually start withering, going dormant, deactivating themselves so
|| that filling them up after a time gets slower and more difficult.
|| Thus keeping the new weight becomes easier as you don't blow up
|| after the first chocolate orgy or pizza party.
||
|| Anybody heard of that, is there even small amount of truth in it?
||
|| Sounds too good to be true, I have learned that the new fat cells the
|| body grows as the weight goes up never go away, just waiting there
|| for the good fat food to fill them again at first chance.
||
||
|| Arto F.

In article , says...
For background information, I do Atkins, male, 58, 94 kg, a reader of
this group from years back, who has gained back half of whatI lost
(108 kg - 83 kg - 94 kg) and got myself on starvation mode, back to
induction with serious counting of calories, have actually managed to
start losing again. Goal 72 kg.

Hi Arto, welcome (back) to the group!

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article , says...
For background information, I do Atkins, male, 58, 94 kg, a reader of
this group from years back, who has gained back half of whatI lost
(108 kg - 83 kg - 94 kg) and got myself on starvation mode, back to
induction with serious counting of calories, have actually managed to
start losing again. Goal 72 kg.

Hi Arto, welcome (back) to the group!

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

There's some evidence that fat cells die off within a year and aren't
replaced if they aren't needed. But the evidence is slim.

However, even if this were so, (1) the existing fat cells will gladly
expand to accomodate fat storage, and (2) you'll grow new fat cells
when needed.

So, true or not, it doesn't matter. IMHO the tendency to store fat is
genetic, not environmental.