It can’t all be calories in/out

atgnat1

I believe there have been studies showing that 'naturally' skinny people often over report or exaggerate the amount they eat, in the same way that people struggling with obesity will massively underestimate their own intake.

CSARdiver

must_deflate wrote: »

Different people DO have different metabolic rates, period. Meaning they burn different amounts of calories EVEN AT REST.
Depends on age, activity level (you burn calories for quite a while AFTER exercise as well as during), muscle mass (muscle burns more at rest than fat does), certain medications, etc.

Well...true, but the margin of difference is statistically meaningless.

Metabolic rate is an output of mass. This is little more than a culmination of the metabolic energy needs of a cell, and then multiplied based upon the number of cells in an individual.

debrakgoogins

JayZ1488 wrote: »

I apologize if I come off bold or unconcerned with the comments I’m just concerned. It’s hard to find out the answers and I know it takes work and I am one

I think you are overthinking this and worrying too much about what others are/are not eating. Does it really matter in the end if you lose weight and find success? You don't see them 24/7 to know what they eat when you're not around or how active they are. What you do know and can control is how much you eat and what your level of activity is. Log your food, accurately. Log your exercise, honestly. Give it a month to see what happens then adjust your calories if you need to. Figure out how YOUR body responds to calorie defecit because really, that is all that should matter to you.

Tammyrae99

Activity levels. Does he move more than you?