Fat People: There are so many of them!

[Renaldo5000]

Originally Posted by mtneer

But I think some people must have skinny genes or something. How else can you explain the skinny Asian guy that seriously probably only weighed 110 lbs who I used to work with. He did not exercise yet he could eat 6 tacos from Jack In the Box or two Wendy's hamburgers and a cup of chili for lunch and he was always skinny. How do you do that?

Fast metabolism. I have it too. I'm a 5'7 135 pound male who eats literally twice as much food as my friends who are 6'0 200 pounds. I just don't gain weight.

[Weatherfan2]

Originally Posted by iwonderwhy2124

Fast metabolism. I have it too. I'm a 5'7 135 pound male who eats literally twice as much food as my friends who are 6'0 200 pounds. I just don't gain weight.

Tell me about it! I am one of those people. I am now 138lbs and 6' 3", with a BMI of 17.2 That is actually my highest weight ever.

All health conditions were ruled out, apart from coeliac disease, so now I eat a gluten free diet and REALLY think I should gain weight. I counted my average calorie intake at 2,800 per day. And I still stayed at only 130lbs.

In my first semester at university, I weighed 126lbs! At 6 foot 3!

[David Waterman]

Originally Posted by RedSoxFanGoingWest

Let's not lose sight of the fact that the obesity epidemic in this country has nothing - ok extremely little - to do with c-section deliveries, slowed metabolisms, etc and everything to do with poor nutrition, lack of exercise and general laziness.

Sportsgeek20 may not have stated it in the most PC way but much of the problem is about people making excuses.

From everything I have read, the global obesity crisis seems mostly due to the increased availability of food. Sure, we don't exercise as much, but we are geared to eat when food is available because only recently has food become so abundant (especially sugar). Exercise is important, but not because it helps us burn off all the calories. Exercise is a "keystone habit" that helps us dislodge other bad habits like overeating or mindless eating. It would be quite difficult for most people to willpower themselves to eat less. You have to give yourself some help through the use of some simple techniques. I learned these techniques in a book called Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink, PhD. It's an entertaining book and the information in it is extremely effective. I've lost 27 lbs in the last year and kept it off using what I learned. Hope this was helpful.

[Spuggy]

Originally Posted by Renaldo5000

Fast metabolism. I have it too. I'm a 5'7 135 pound male who eats literally twice as much food as my friends who are 6'0 200 pounds. I just don't gain weight.

That’s my husband. He struggles to try and put weight on.