Everyone who eats 2500+ calories!

ArroganceInStep

I would be careful if i were you. In fact i was you in a way once. I wanted or thought i needed to gain weight. My matabolism was so fast tha it was difficult. I ate like crazy and had a hard time gaining anything. Then when i turned 28. My motabolism slowed down and my weight went up and so did my poor eating habits. I never went over 200lbs but the weight really changes your energy level and overall fitness. To me You look pretty hot the way you are now. Unless your planning to be a pro boxer enjoy yourself as you are. One day you will look back or at photos and think "wow I looked good I cant believe how much time i wasted worrying about how i looked." and i wonder how much you will be willing to pay to look that good again. YOU ARE YOUNG...YOU ARE HOT....BE HAPPY....PLEASE...

So 'being happy' means starving yourself?

If your metabolism is high or you burn a lot of calories through exercise, you need to eat a lot to maintain a healthy deficit or surplus (depending on your goals).

If your metabolism is low or you don't burn that many calories through exercise, that amount decreases.

Just because 20 years from now someone's metabolism is going to drop doesn't mean they should starve themselves right now. That's just silly.

white71

WOW. You really missed my point. I simply meant that you can be happy with yourself and trying to look a certain way for reasons other than health and happyness can lead you somewhere you dont want to be. You know the old be carefull of what you ask for because you may get it. Look at some of these people who obsess over plastic surgury. I want bigger boobs. they get them and are still not happy so they keep getting bigger and bigger ones until they have these freakishly large back breakers and are still not happy. I dont know whats on your mind but you seem to be looking for the negitive. Maybe your just hungry.

ArroganceInStep

WOW. You really missed my point. I simply meant that you can be happy with yourself and trying to look a certain way for reasons other than health and happyness can lead you somewhere you dont want to be. You know the old be carefull of what you ask for because you may get it. Look at some of these people who obsess over plastic surgury. I want bigger boobs. they get them and are still not happy so they keep getting bigger and bigger ones until they have these freakishly large back breakers and are still not happy. I dont know whats on your mind but you seem to be looking for the negitive. Maybe your just hungry.

What does eating an amount of food appropriate for your current TDEE have to do with plastic surgery?

white71

again you missed my point. MY point was simple. I just suggested that the young lady be happy with herself. If she is healthy but small dont get caught up on apperances. Period.

ArroganceInStep

again you missed my point. MY point was simple. I just suggested that the young lady be happy with herself. If she is healthy but small dont get caught up on apperances. Period.

I would be careful if i were you. In fact i was you in a way once. I wanted or thought i needed to gain weight. My matabolism was so fast tha it was difficult. I ate like crazy and had a hard time gaining anything. Then when i turned 28. My motabolism slowed down and my weight went up and so did my poor eating habits. I never went over 200lbs but the weight really changes your energy level and overall fitness. To me You look pretty hot the way you are now.

Just because you don't think she needs to gain weight does not necessarily mean that her current weight is 'more healthy' than if she were heavier.

And just because someone has a high calorie intake does not mean they have poor eating habits.

That is my contention with your original statement. The idea that being healthy should be a priority over physical appearances I do not dispute.

Meg_78

again you missed my point. MY point was simple. I just suggested that the young lady be happy with herself. If she is healthy but small dont get caught up on apperances. Period.

I would be careful if i were you. In fact i was you in a way once. I wanted or thought i needed to gain weight. My matabolism was so fast tha it was difficult. I ate like crazy and had a hard time gaining anything. Then when i turned 28. My motabolism slowed down and my weight went up and so did my poor eating habits. I never went over 200lbs but the weight really changes your energy level and overall fitness. To me You look pretty hot the way you are now.

Just because you don't think she needs to gain weight does not necessarily mean that her current weight is 'more healthy' than if she were heavier.

And just because someone has a high calorie intake does not mean they have poor eating habits.

That is my contention with your original statement. The idea that being healthy should be a priority over physical appearances I do not dispute.

Totally agree, and in my case, I am actually considered a low "unhealthy" weight for my height. The reason some of us gainers struggle is because our eating habits can be so healthy that its hard to meet such a high calorie goal sometimes. Also, I'm about to turn 34, and even after 2 kids, my metabolism hasn't slowed down for a second, my Father is in his 60's and his is still as fast as mine, some people are like this for life.

Some of us gain weight to look better, some of us need to gain weight to be healthier. Some of us do it for both reasons. and there is nothing wrong with a little vanity when fitness is involved.