AboutTanya Zilberter, PhD Expertise I am in neurophysiology, nutrition and dieting academic research since 1972 (PhD in Physiology) and on the Internet since 1995. Developed the Banta Diet program based on macronutrient balance using the Wilder's formula (1922). I granted the non-exclusive reprint rights to the current owner of BantaDiet.com under the condition of free online access to the program.
Experience Authored 3 academic print books and two popular diet print books as well as about a hundred scientific and popular articles.
Research review in preparation: In vitro studies of neuronal
electrical activity and the in vivo reality: the lessons from
biochemistry.
Organizations I recently participate in research project concerning neuroprotectors including energy substrates. The site where this can be read is Brain Fuels
Past/Present Clients I wrote for about.com as a guide to the category "weight loss", for the lifetips.com as an expert in the category "diet", for the dietandbody.com, infozine.com, atkinszone.com, and bantadiet.com. My eBook "On Pins and Needles" is used as a content by the reflexo-therapy.com.
Question Hi!
I am 48,in good health,quite active(I exercise almost daily) but chubby.
I have always eaten less than 1500 calories.
Sounds low,but I have a 'slow metabolism'(I think-my thyroid checks out OK) and if I eat more I gain.
I never ate breakfast-just coffee,and always had light snacks between meals-still counting calories.
This week I forced myself to have one piece of ww toast for brekky,and NO snacks between meals-especially after supper.
I think I have lost I bit-I feel and look a bit trimmer(I dont have a scale).
What gives? Same calories just different eating habits.
Answer Hi Barry,
You are right! Habits or different ways of eating lead to different metabolic types. For instance, if you control carbohydrates, your metabolism switches to the fat-based metabolic mode and in this mode, eating breakfast to speed up your metabolism is not that important. If however you eat carbohydrate-rich foods, you must eat rather frequently. there are reasons for that (see references below.)
Plus, your metabolism is not the same when you have your calorie balance as the result of 'eating more and burning more' versus 'eating less and spending less' approaches.
Authored 3 academic print books and two popular diet print books as well as about a hundred scientific and popular articles.