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Thanx for the article. I didn't see a mention of whether or not more fat cells grew. As I remember for college, the number of muscle and fat cell doesn't change after birth. We can, however, effect their size (in theory) through diet and various types of exercise. Supposedly muscle not only weights more than fats (which is why a scale is a terrible way to judge fitness), but it takes more calories to sustain it. I know from Ranger School (I went from 165 to 110 in six weeks) the body will go into starvation mode to keep the main body systems supplied with what little food comes in. Within 3 weeks of graduation, I was 190 lbs.! It tool a long, to get the weight back off through exercise. I could have opted for Lyposuction and would have hit that target in a matter of hours. When I went to Afghanistan 18 years after Ranger School, I was 185 without much fat (a gain of a pound a year). I came home at 165 and lean (Not a fan of the word "skinny"). I've stayed that way for 2 years. I'm a big eater and have :drink: on occasion so I'm not starving myself. So contrary to the article, my weight changes based on the food and exercise and not some predetermined narrow band.

Thanx for the article. I didn't see a mention of whether or not more fat cells grew. As I remember for college, the number of muscle and fat cell doesn't change after birth. We can, however, effect their size (in theory) through diet and various types of exercise. Supposedly muscle not only weights more than fats (which is why a scale is a terrible way to judge fitness), but it takes more calories to sustain it. I know from Ranger School (I went from 165 to 110 in six weeks) the body will go into starvation mode to keep the main body systems supplied with what little food comes in. Within 3 weeks of graduation, I was 190 lbs.! It tool a long, to get the weight back off through exercise. I could have opted for Lyposuction and would have hit that target in a matter of hours. When I went to Afghanistan 18 years after Ranger School, I was 185 without much fat (a gain of a pound a year). I came home at 165 and lean (Not a fan of the word "skinny"). I've stayed that way for 2 years. I'm a big eater and have :drink: on occasion so I'm not starving myself. So contrary to the article, my weight changes based on the food and exercise and not some predetermined narrow band.