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Some people believe they are doomed to be overweight. They think that no matter what they do, they can’t permanently keep the pounds off because they are predestined to exist at a certain genetic body weight set point.This is also known as “poor me syndrome.”
I can’t wait to see the hate mail.
There is a common myth that 95 percent of people who lose weight end up gaining it all back, which has contributed to the idea of a body weight set point, but in reality we don’t have any accurate numbers as to what percentage of people gain the weight back. My guess is that it is considerably less than percent.
The more important question is not how many people gain the weight back, but why. Does a person’s body really have a set point?
Answer: No, it doesn’t. It has an infinite number of set points based on current activity and caloric intake levels.
Find out more after the jump
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