Get fat even by drinking water only?

I must set a target of one post about Dietitian and one post about T1DM every other day.

Weight management is a big market for the dietitian to hit on, because the prevalence of overweight is hiking over these years. And there is a lot of motivation, encouragement and talking for weight management, later on only is counting, calculating and balancing.

Just like the previous post here. Some in the public might have some misunderstanding concepts about the dietitian's job. They thought that I will restrict their favourite food from the rest of their life. Or when they saw me having a weighing balance or a fat analyser beside me, they will say something like:" Oh, I know my number is going to be big on that scale, so no need to step on it." As in, they're already accepting themselves being like that, and decided not to do anything about it. 

Come on, Health is Wealth and restriction for you is the last thing I will do. 

Back to the title. I have been hearing stories like this from my mother, friends and clients.

"I have been eating the same type of food and the same amount of rice since I was 30 years old. I don't understand why is it that I am getting big size at this age!" - a 50-year-old woman 

"I have been eating fruits and vegetable for my lunch, and I skip my dinner. I only eat more during the weekend. At the end of the month, I didn't even lose a single kg." - a 25-year-old woman

"I exercise every day. And I eat very little. Sometimes, I don't eat after I exercise because I don't want to store back those fats. Just don't understand why is it so hard to lose even though I exercise every day, might as well don't exercise already." - a 30-year-old man

Why is it that when you thought you're doing the right thing, as in eating less and exercise more, but still zero results in weight loss? The answer is you probably have spoilt your metabolism. And of course, our metabolic rate decreases as we age. Equation reveals so too.

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the energy that you used when you are resting, for breathing, digesting and etc. Harris Benedict equation can be used to calculate your BMR by using your age, sex, weight and height to determine. Assuming you are a female of 165 cm and 55 kg at age 20, and assuming your weight and height have been static. Lets see the graph below.

I guess this graph explains the question why you still gain weight much despite eating and drinking the same type and same amount of food for the past 20 years. And you will be gaining more weight, if your metabolism has spoiled due to improper eating habits and lifestyles.

When the inner body's metabolism is spoilt, no matter how little you eat, how much you exercise, at the end of the day, seriously you will get fat even by drinking water only. That is how hard weight loss always seen in the eyes of the beholder.

So now the solution is how to fix your metabolism, which is already gone hay-wired?

Educating you to eat right and well with real food is the first thing I will do when I consult a client who wants to control weight (See, I won't even count calories first :p). Even when your metabolism has dropped as you age, I promise you will age healthily with satisfaction on your weight. 

Fear not, for nutrition is easy after you understand how the equation goes :)