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Originally Posted by DARISC
Calories = fuel.
Eat x calories, burn x calories: all fuel is burned = no loss or gain of wght.
Eat x + n calories, burn x calories: the n calories of excess, unburned fuel are stored as fat = wght. gain.
Eat x calories, burn x + n calories: all x calories of fuel are burned; the shortage of n calories of fuel is then obtained from stored fat = wght. loss.
Doesn't the above apply to everyone, regardless of age?
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If you eat the same amount at 40 as you did at 20 and maintain the exact same exercise regimen... you will gain weight.
Your cellular metabolic rate degrades over time. It's unavoidable.