Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Interesting to hear this personal experience.

If you're interested in some research behind this:

"Long-term persistence of hormonal adaptations to weight loss" - [1] and [2] are both interesting papers on this. With the summary being that weight loss results in prolonged changes in your hormones associated with increased appetite and thus weight regain. This results in a strong negative feedback cycle.

[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22029981/ [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5764193/

tldr: our bodies make it v difficult for folks!



Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: