Why Are Thin People Not Fat? (Video)

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I Found this really interesting thanks for posting.

I'm definitely the kid at the table eating the chocolates, I found it easy to maintain my weight at a higher weight as I ate what I wanted and stayed the same weight within a few lbs. Id say within the space of 5 yrs I gained 14lbs

My weight loss has also been interesting it went down quite quick then stopped then dropped off again now im at a point of stopping again (past 2weeks) however I feel this week the wheels will be rolling again. I don't feel i've lost that much muscle at all if anything gained more muscle. My lean body mass seems high for my weight (169 Lean body mass, height 5,8.5).

I am aiming to eat at a deficit of 1580 and eating back exercise calories, however if I look back at my diary on non exercise days I very rarely achieve 1580 as I find it too low so I end up on 1800 which is more comfortable.

With 14lbs to go I am looking forward to maintaining my goal weight, I think aiming for 2000 calories will be my aim for all the inaccuracies with calorie counting means ill end up between 2000 -2500. Which will be interesting to see if I maintain or gain weight.

I find my body interesting as I have about 18% body fat at the moment, while you can see the tops of my abs an the layer of fat over my abs has become thinner the lower part of my stomach still needs to shift some more fat cells. The love handles are smaller but not yet gone.

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I'm surprised some people can lay in more muscle instead of fat when they overeat... that guy, Martin is really really lucky!
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Yes!! I was very, very jealous!

Yeah, I found that to be the most interesting part of the video. And it's true also for how a person builds muscle. A lot of people talk about where we store fat as being genetic. But, there is also a genetic component to how our muscles develop when they are well trained (or even stay developed during breaks from training). Our shape is not just defined by where we store and don't store fat, but also by how our muscles develop.

It also doesn't surprise me. I have always been an active person and a dancer and focused on fitness. But, even through pregnancies and breaks I have always been very small and never went over 110 pounds (except when pregnant). I don't know if that's because of genetics or because I would leap into action if I started to gain. But, it's likely a combination of the two.

A lean virus! Ha! Well that's certainly one I'll be hoping to catch. j/k

Ditto! lol J/K

Great share, thank you!

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I just watched this documentary. Very informative and very interesting. I have been relatively thin all my life. I was a skinny kid, a skinny teen, and pretty thin until about 30. Then I gained weight...not a drastic amount, just enough that I felt overweight. I always look at my parents as a benchmark of how I will look when I am their age. I think genetics plays a big part in the big scheme of things. But it doesn't mean you can't control a little bit of that and watch what you eat and exercise.

Bump. Sounds intereting. Thanks.