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Hi! Long time reader, originally of your blog!
I'm wondering if you know anything about whether a set point can change on its own. I've lost 27 lbs since about August and from October I actually eat more than I usually do (I lost my appetite back in 2017, so I have to force myself to eat regularly). My family thinks its my new very phy…
Hi! Long time reader, originally of your blog!
I'm wondering if you know anything about whether a set point can change on its own. I've lost 27 lbs since about August and from October I actually eat more than I usually do (I lost my appetite back in 2017, so I have to force myself to eat regularly). My family thinks its my new very physical job, but I lost the majority of it before starting.
I can't find anything on this subject except weight loss companies selling snake oil that promises to change set point lower,and looking up "unexpected weight loss" gives a list of dire health issues that don't really fit (better and more predictable menstrual recently, no gastrointestinal issues or gas for months, since this started, i tend to gain weight by anxiety and depression esp in the middle which its mainly departing from, etc). None of it fits.
I have no intention of going to any doctor for this, my overall health is actually better than before and I feel great, I'm mostly just curious. And suspicious, and hesitant to buy clothes that fit because I don't know if its going to come back in a year with friends and my parents are more excited than I am and can't understand why I'm not beside myself with glee and mostly annoyed because they're firmly ensconced in diet industry weight loss "common sense" and my mom is even put out that I "eat like a pig" and lose while she starves and gains...
So does set point ever change on its own? Ever hear of this happening?