Being A "non-Responder"

[Globetrotter 1,340]

Has anyone heard of being a non-responder? Apparently 1 in 6 individuals show little to no effects from exercise. I mean, they feel good obviously and get stronger but do not show any marked change in weight loss or body composition.

Has anybody heard of this and is there any way to counteract it? I'm afraid I might be one, it would explain so much, like how I can put in 7 hours of hard gym time per week doing a wide variety of activities for 6 months and yet see no change in weight nor significant gains in ability or strength. =(

[something2think 5]

I haven't heard of being a non-responder but I have experience with this happening to me. I have worked out consistently for 12 years now, at least an hour (up to 3hrs) a day/5-6 days a week and my weight has fluctuated from 200 to 325.

The challenges I found:

- I was eating crap, keep a food diary

- I truly have a slow metabolism and hormone problem which prevents me from losing like normal people

- I love doing the same exercises. I trend towards dance and step. I started changing it up like cycle, running and adding more strength training and that has made a huge difference to me.