No, You Don’t Have A “Slow Metabolism”

Your lack of weight loss has nothing to do with a ‘slow metabolism’––here’s what’s really going on.

When people talk about metabolism, it can sound like this mysterious entity residing inside of us quietly dictating the fate of our body composition.

Some people are genetically blessed with a ‘fast’ metabolism; they can eat whatever and however much they want and stay lean. Others have been cursed with a ‘slow’ metabolism; these poor souls got the short end of the stick and just looking at food has them piling on the pounds.

You can also ‘boost’ your metabolism by performing This One Weird Exercise or eating certain foods that also happen to be weird and unbelievable, drinking special teas, or ingesting exotic supplements. And oh boy, you better be careful in case you fuck around and damage it. We definitely wouldn’t want that to happen.

But, that isn’t what the metabolism is nor how it works. And so, before we discuss slow metabolism, let’s understand what the metabolism actually is.

What we talk about when we talk about metabolism

‘Metabolism’ is a catch-all term for all the complex series of biochemical processes that convert the calories you consume…