fiddypence
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I'm currently in school working on a PhD in mathematical biology. My focus has been on mathematical immunology, but I am interested in many types of biology. In my spare time, I often read scientific papers on the science of appetite control and weight regulation.
The first thing to know is that we know remarkably little about how weight is regulated. What is amazing to me is that people can stay pretty much the same weight for long periods of time. I know that there are some smart people working on this problem at the moment, but not nearly as many as you might think!
So my purpose here is to get some theories from all of you. Why do you think you are the weight that you are (be it fat or thin)? I'm not looking to start a flame war here, I just want people's experiences.
For instance, maybe you have a tendency to eat when you are bored? Maybe you will deny yourself what you want and then end up eating even more. Maybe you "dieted" yourself up to a certain weight. Maybe you don't really eat all that much compared to your friends, but you are 50lbs heavier. I'm not looking to judge anyone, I just want to know what people think.
The first thing to know is that we know remarkably little about how weight is regulated. What is amazing to me is that people can stay pretty much the same weight for long periods of time. I know that there are some smart people working on this problem at the moment, but not nearly as many as you might think!
So my purpose here is to get some theories from all of you. Why do you think you are the weight that you are (be it fat or thin)? I'm not looking to start a flame war here, I just want people's experiences.
For instance, maybe you have a tendency to eat when you are bored? Maybe you will deny yourself what you want and then end up eating even more. Maybe you "dieted" yourself up to a certain weight. Maybe you don't really eat all that much compared to your friends, but you are 50lbs heavier. I'm not looking to judge anyone, I just want to know what people think.
