That's basically bollocks though.
If you had a genuine problem with your thyroid then you'd be on medication. The almost certain explanation is that you're eating more and moving less. Even if you're persuading yourself that you're not.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:23, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Metabolisms slow down as people age, that's all it is.

( Kroney, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:24, Reply)

^this
fucking hell, trying to shift weight after the age of 40 is a nightmare.
( girlinthehole, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:26, Reply)

My mother has warned me about this.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:28, Reply)

HEED MY WARNING!

( girlinthehole, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:30, Reply)

What does that even mean?
I'm type one diabetic so I've kept an OCD record of carbs and exercise and insulin for years. Your metabolism doesn't have a "speed" in any meaningful sense of the word, does it? That's just woolly pseudo-science.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:29, Reply)

Calorific requirements decreasing and whatnot.
Growth spurts finishing, things like that is what I'm on about.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:36, Reply)

Whereas this ^ doesn't

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:42, Reply)

You could always sell me a health product of dubious benefit.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:46, Reply)

I really could
And you'd waddle away pleased with yourself that you'd made some effort towards improvement.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:49, Reply)

Who has a growth spurt in their thirties or forties?
If you put on loads of muscle then you'll use more fuel. If you get sick then you typically burn more fuel. Other than that you're a pretty regular bit of machinery. Your MPG isn't changing. You're just a greedy slob.

Ummm ... no offence.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:43, Reply)

Last year I went to the gym 3 or 4 times a week and was careful with my eating.
Did fuck all, so I've gone back to drinking and less time at the gym. I'm fat but I have more fun.
( girlinthehole, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:46, Reply)

Pretty sure the MPG changed.
Either way, I'm doing something about it now and I've gone from a 38 to a 36, which is progress. I hope to be back to 32 by the end of the year.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:47, Reply)

Good work that biffer!
/ac
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:48, Reply)

You'll be fucking lucky
I've gone from 38" to 35"ish and cannot fucking shift that next inch.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 16:11, Reply)

It's not so much to do with that,
but you're not growing anymore. My appetite's decreased a lot since I passed 25 because my body isn't working as hard at putting in growth spurts.

Yeah, there's a certain amount that's due to people physically not working as hard, people rarely continue to play sports quite so extensively as they age, muscles stop being as efficient etc. It all leads to a lower amount of calories being burned per day.

SO if you keep chucking fatty crap down your throat like you did when you were 18, you'll end up a fat mess.
( Kroney, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:59, Reply)

Fair enough.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 16:03, Reply)

See, this makes sense ^

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:42, Reply)

really?
then why are hyper and hypo active thyroids a thing? It's all about hormone production and pituitary glands and shit. Bodies are rubbish, they're always arsing around
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:52, Reply)

and cake

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:52, Reply)

yeah, well cake, too - that's mostly my reason for lardiness
but my metabolism plummeted a few years back, it wasn't just getting lardier, I felt like I had the worst flu ever, like when you can hardly move or think without a lot of effort. Having said that, when it was hyper I had a resting heartrate of 90, that was fucked up, too.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:55, Reply)

Sounds like CFS
Want to buy some supplements?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 16:02, Reply)

pff!
do they have a good science word attached?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 16:03, Reply)

I can repeat back whatever bollocks you have read on the internet about it
Then listen sympathetically to you droning on about your problems for a while. You'll probably buy them out of gratitude whether you believe they're going to work or not. You might not even finish taking them.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 16:07, Reply)

sounds good, but without a pretend science word
I ain't swallowing that shit
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 16:09, Reply)

If you have a broken thyroid then you will be on medication.
The animal hormone system is astonishingly well tuned. If you have a genuine hormonal problem (like diabetes) and have to manage it yourself then you will know how hard it is. The body does it all by magic for 99.99% of the population.

Sadly, a portion of those 99.99% are lazy slobs who can't take responsibility for their own weakness and blame their grotesqueness on imaginary ailments.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 16:01, Reply)

they don't medicate if your just a bit below
Mine is kept a little below (although I think it fluctuates), meaning I'm usually OK but I'm unlikely to get much thinner without a fuck load of effort (and I am lazy and like cake).
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:25, Reply)

Eating about the same, actually.
I ate some right shite at uni.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:26, Reply)

Get off your arse then.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:32, Reply)

I should totally have my own motivational TV show.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 15:35, Reply)