Naturally thin people

My guess is that it boils down to genetics. i have a friend who can't gain weight to save his life. I'm sure if he ate nothing by junk food and never got off the couch he could put on some pounds, but he's juse one of the lucky folks with a really high metabolism.

It can have loads of reasons. Genetics, fast metabolism, loads of activity etc.

I know a girl that is so thin that her doctor sent her to a dietician to gain weight, but no matter how much her dietician makes her eat, she can't gain weight at all.

My sister is like that. They're having a hard time getting her to gain weight even though she's 5 months pregnant. She's only put on 2 pounds so far.

My son is like that and I have no idea where he got it. Both my husband and myself have to watch absolutely everything we eat because it likes to stick around and stay. My son is a twig! No fair!!!

My husband is thin as a rail and eats nearly constantly. I only have to look at food and it throws pounds on me. LOL.... not fair!

Here's a great documentary about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPsKpnu0-X4

I WISH

yes there are naturally thin people, they are the ectomorphs of the world. we all fit into one of three general categories.

ectomorphs are naturally thin and have a hard time gaining weight. (marathon runners)

endomorphs are naturally large and have a hard time losing weight ( offensive line football players)

mesomorphs are those in the middle that can either gain or lose weight quickly ( this is the most coveted by me, the actors who can go from skinny to huge and ripped in a matter of a few months, like Hugh Jackman or Chris Hemsworth)

I was extremely thin (5'9" 110lbs) when I was younger despite eating an amount of food that would shame the average elephant, however, getting older and a more sedentary life has put me at more of a healthy weight (153.8 currently). I do log everything I eat, and I exercise a lot, but I still eat much more than all of my heavier friends who do no exercise. I don't know if it's just the movement that burns so much extra and enables me to eat more, or if it's just that I tend to eat more of what I consider "real" food. I have noticed my heavier friends tend to eat out frequently while I eat out only 2-3 times a month...and that they tend to eat much more processed foods...like 100 calorie packs of chips and cookies...or lunchables...or foods out of a box or can...and lots of soda or diet soda...my own eating habits tend to be more natural, fresh fruts and vegetables, whole grains (if you can cook it in less than an hour it probably isn't a whole grain), and I don't eat meat or animal products except seafood...so, I really don't know what the answer is...I don't think it's genetic, most of my family is overweight/obese and most of them were not when they were younger...but I see them eating a lot of processed foods and restaurant meals too, and almost no exercise...I really think everyone's best chance for health - including a healthy weight - is to be as active as possible and eat as naturally as possible...if you can pick it off a tree, dig it out of the ground, or it grows as part of a plant, then it's probably healthy to eat...otherwise I stay away from it.

Most of the people on my mom's side of the family are naturally thin. They don't have to worry at all about food intake and exercising to stay thin. It's remarkable! Also not so good for me, who must've took after my dad's side. It's hard to be around people who enjoy food without a care.

My husband..well, I cant call him thin, cause he is well built ( 6.4 and 235lbs)..

I cant believe how much that man eats. He eats so much that years ago he decided to make that a hobbie, so he got into eating competitions. He has won the national perogie eating competition, ice cream and sausage competitions ( different years). I have seen that man eat so much food that its disgusting. Last week he started "training" again because he hasnt done any competetions in a while. The man had 7 hot dogs in a little over a min and then asked whats for dinner.

No but I wish I was one. Then I would be pretty all the time and wouldn't have to worry about getting fat.

My hubby is one of those naturally thin people. He doesn't watch what he eats, he doesn't exercise, and he's only 180, at 6'1" (and he's in his 40's, he's not some young fella). It's good genetics - his father was the same way.

It bodes well for our kids though - between me teaching them about eating well and those great genes, they should be golden.

I found this very interesting.
It's a part of a BBC documentary - two friends, one thin and one chubby who claim that it's their metabolism because the thin one eats much more than the chubby one, and they put it to the test and discover they were simply wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTr1JUvEiUU

People always claim I'm naturally thin but I don't think that's the case- I know I gain weight when I eat more. I'm just generally avoiding junk food, am vegan and pretty active person. I grew up in a house where we weren't allowed any fizzy drinks or juice and only one snack a day.
I always try claiming my boyfriend eats a lot and never gains weight but honestly, he doesn't eat enough for someone who's 6'4. I believe he might reach 2000 cals maybe once a week but most days it's fewer than that. I think he has this delusion that he eats so much because he sees what shorter people eat and has the sense that he's eating a normal amount while he should be eating more than they do.

I guess while there might be people like that, in most cases it's not really true. Well, that's my personal experience on the matter.

There are also people who don't take any pleasure whatsoever in overeating... I know a few. And envy them

I used to think this as well . People will say " I'm naturally thin . I can eat whatever I want " but if you spend some time with them you will see they eat very small portions and eat very infrequently .