Jilly's Mom:
Here is something doctor's always neglect to tell patients -- that we can never be the weight we were in high school. Here's why: Bone formation in women doesn't end until we are in our early 30s. The reason for that is, it's our body's way of protecting us as best it can from potential osteoporosis problems later on in life. So, bone continues to grow (not lengthen, to make us taller, but becomes more dense, heavy) and as a result, we end up weighing more because bone is heavy.
Once we get into our 30's, the Catch 22 is, our metabolisms then slow down -- so there we are with heavier bones (biology) and a slower metabolism (ditto) and thus, it's harder to lose weight. However, the fundamental reason for not weighing now what we weighed in 12th grade is, we are denser!
Your doctor did the right thing. He just didn't explain why.
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