Okay, anyone hear the report about former...

I heard a report on the news today that former fatties( that now weigh the same as their normal weight friends) must eat around 500 to 600 fewer calories than their never before fat friends just to stay normal.  Why is life so cruel?  Now that I've damaged my body I must continue to fight and it seems it never ends...I sure hope my sleeved self (Nov. 16th!!!) can deal with this.
Just wondering...

Yep, most of us have truly messed up metabolisms. That's why very low calorie/carb diets work best to help us lose, and why you should never take any web-site's word for the right number of calories for you to maintain.

That's only an average, of course. Some of our metabolisms are better, some are worse. Hard to say which you will be.

Well, that may have always been the case for some. Everyone's metabolism is a bit different. I know quite a few thin to skinny people who can eat surpiring amounts. I've got some in my family who could do that when they were younger, but as they reached their late 20s... POW!

I don't know, though. I kinda like to be the one who's eating like a bird (and satisfied).

I am sure this will be true for me.

I'm eating 1200-1500 calories/day, plus or minus a few. I think my metabolism is working well. I am only 4'11, so this is an adequate amount of calories for someone in my age group. Plus, I weight train, which has helped me to develop more lean muscle mass. This might help many people to increase their metabolism a little, so that they might be able to eat a few more calories. Weight training is key. Rapid weight loss causes loss of lean muscle mass, which decreases metabolism.

I believe it also has to do with the number of fat cells you have. You never lose fat cells (unless you have lipo), they just shrink. Where normal weight people have to actually create new fat cells, our bodies are chock full of depleted fat cells waiting to be refilled.

I also agree that it has to do with jacked up metabolism.

This makes sense to me. That's one of the many reasons I weight train and exercise hard 6 days a week. I need all that muscle to help my metabolism.

Well, I have been fat since I was 5 and I wonder what came first. Has it been that my whole life, my weight would be stable at 1200 calories or did this happen after weight loss surgery? I know I could never eat the recommended daily allowance of 2000 calories and keep my weight down, even with an hour of exercise everyday.

My old bariatrician (she retired :( ) had some awesome insights about those of us who have been very heavy our entire lives (I started being over my ideal weight in 2nd-3rd grade).  It was fascinating talking to her!  She had all kinds of insights into the role early-stage diet, height, and emotianal trauma played into many people's adult weight.  For example, according to her, I am a casebook "high carb, short, parents-divorced-young" person....  Many people in my situation are obese, I guess.