Does appetite change over age? How has your appetite levels changed over time?

Does overeating become less or more common?

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Hahaha… I find I am eating almost double what I would have prior to rapamycin. I seem to be hungry all the time and tbh I don’t fight it either. Everything in sight morning and especially before I go to bed.

Luckily that seems to not have increase my adipose tissue or just plain body fat gain or index. I am up in weight from 182 lbs to 190 pounds the last 6 months. But seems to be good weight gains in overall body composition. Firmer butt… good thick thighs… a bit larger arms. So not too concerned at this point.

There must be something we can learn from your example but I’m not sure what it is. Maybe you are just a freak of nature? Enjoy the ride!

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Hmmmm… got me thinking - yes was stable on weight almost the whole rapamycin journey now 4.5 years… was stuck at 182 after losing that initial visceral fat of about 20 pounds during my first 6 months of rapamycin (loss of visceral fat started at the 3 month mark of taking rapamycin).

I am now thinking the extra 8 pounds (in what appears to be muscle) could be my supplementing with the creatine – which has now been about 4 months or so. I take 5 g every morning in my coffee and then an extra 5 g in an espresso before my evening workout. So hitting 10 g in two doses every other day. On rapamycin weight stability has been good. Muscle increase could definitely be the creatine which is good and was hoped for.

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Creatine causes your body to retain more water, primarily within muscle cells. This process is called intracellular water retention and helps muscles appear fuller and more voluminous. Creatine draws water into muscle cells, increasing their hydration and size. This can lead to a small increase in body weight (typically 1–3 lbs in the first week).

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Ahhh… makes sense.

Face, chest arms legs and ass certainly feel healthy plump. Clothes fitting nice.

Could definitely be water increase which looks and feels great.

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I find as I get older I seem to not enjoy food very much at all. Maybe its a loss of the sense of smell or taste but there is little I enjoy eating

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Same. My husband is 87, healthy, no pain, still exercising, walking the dog, but appetite is way down. He says things just seem to have no taste.
He does drink a smoothie fruit and pea protein every day, and also drinks two protein drinks that each have 40 grams. So I am not worried about his protein intake (it is far better than mine, tbh).

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