Why aren't I fat?

My husband has hyperthyroidism. Google it for more info.

He literally lives off of fried foods, 12 sodas a day, zebra cakes, 2 tablespoons of salt on everything and fast food. I'm not exaggerating one bit. He'd die if he ate a carrot or drank skim milk (so he says...:noway: )

But he is 6'0" 156 and cut like you wouldn't believe. (Nice catch I know... ) It pisses me off to no end that he can eat like that, do no exercise and still have a six pack.

Now, he does have high-blood pressure and is only 25 years old, so it's not all sunshine and rainbows.

As for your Binging. You really need to see someone to help you out. Maybe start with a family member or a professional to help figure out the root of your eating problems. You can't really move forward with out solving out current issues.

You are eating TONS of calories now, if you eat healthy calories, you wont all of a sudden gain weight, I wouldn't be worried about a ED clinic making you fat. they are concerned about your health, and being fat isn't healthy.

My guess is that you are what people call "skinny fat" sure your thin, but your fat percentage on your body is probably REALLY REALLY high, because you eat so much junk and your body NEEDS protein, your body will feast on your muscles for that protein, breaking them down and using them as fuel. This is making your fat percentage go up and up and up... the more fat you have the more your heart has to work... HEART ATTACK HEART ATTACK HEART ATTACK... you could also be facing Diabetes.

also another thing to keep in mind is that because you suffer from BED, that as soon as your metabolism slows down and you start gaining weight, because you don't have your BED under control BED will have the potential to get perpetuated into full blown bulemia.

Get it under control girl.. ED clinics can help you sooo much. My mother faced bulemia and anexorea a lot of her younger life and about killed herself.

I think saying that she is think because she is young is misleading... I know PLENTY of young people who eat the way she described and are obese. I think there might be something more to it than her age... have your thyroid checked. I know not many people would consider your issue a "problem" but with time it may become one. I'm sorry for your struggles and I hope you find some peace with your own body with time.

Yeah this is kind of one of my thoughts too... You can keep saying it's because I'm young, because I'm young but every day I go to school surrounded by thousands of peers my age which are overweight or obese that often eat FAR less than I do.

My cousin is 32. She is rail thin. I mean SKINNY. She has always been this way. Actually she is probally smaller now than when she was in high school. She eats whatever. She smokes. She never exercises.

Age does have something to do with metabolism in most cases.

So does genetics.

I have never been skinny. I do not want to be. I am the same size now as when I was in high school though. I can run forever, play 2 hours of basketball, and then lift weights. I eat healthy most of the time. I would much rather be my size, strong, and able to kick butt physically; than to be too skinny for my height/bone structure and unable to walk up stairs without being out of breath. That's just MY personal goals though.

There IS such a thing as "skinny fat" and like someone else mentioned before, skinny people have health issues just the same sometimes. That's just the way it is.

I hope you are able to get some help for your binge eating. It may never catch up to you...then again, like other posters said, it very well may. I know LOTS of small girls from high school that are not so small anymore and are struggling trying to learn how to eat properly. One is even doing the HCG thing now.

Good luck.

Interestingly my mom is very small. She has always ate what she wants and stayed thin. She is in her late 50’s now and her diet for a long while was sweet tea, cookies, and good old southern cooking. She went to her Dr. and her cholesterol and blood pressure were through the roof! My dad who is very overweight had blood work too, blood pressure fine, cholesterol a bit elevated but within range. The point is thin does not equal healthy, thin may be a result of healthy but the inverse does not apply. I suggest you get a full medical work-up done and see what is really going on. If you feel you have a problem you most likely do. Visit a counselor if you feel you have an eating disorder.

For a long potential answer read this:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/role-of-nonexercise-activity-thermogenesis-in-resistance-to-fat-gain-in-humans-research-review.html

Everyone needs some Lyle McDonald in their life at some point

Incidentally, it is clearly the case that someone's anecdotal perception of their circumstances does not marry up with the reality of the situation. I think if you were monitored under lab conditions for a sufficiently long period of time you would see you are actually more active (although this not necessarily exercise activity) and consume less calories then you may believe.

One thing that is abundnatly clear is that most human beings, myself included, are generally terrible at actually calculating their calorie intake or activity accurately.

I'm not overestimating my calories consumed.

Just trust me.

I generally never trust anyone who says "just trust me" but in your case I will make an exception.

Therefore the NEAT element of the energy balance as applied to you is probably very high if you are not exercising and your calorie intake remains high.

Of course, your body could be a one in a billion black hole in which the laws of the universe, or specificially thermodynamics as applied to bio energetic systems do not apply.

I doubt it though. You're human, just like the rest of us...

My husband has hyperthyroidism. Google it for more info.

He literally lives off of fried foods, 12 sodas a day, zebra cakes, 2 tablespoons of salt on everything and fast food. I'm not exaggerating one bit. He'd die if he ate a carrot or drank skim milk (so he says...:noway: )

But he is 6'0" 156 and cut like you wouldn't believe. (Nice catch I know... ) It pisses me off to no end that he can eat like that, do no exercise and still have a six pack.

Now, he does have high-blood pressure and is only 25 years old, so it's not all sunshine and rainbows.

As for your Binging. You really need to see someone to help you out. Maybe start with a family member or a professional to help figure out the root of your eating problems. You can't really move forward with out solving out current issues.

You described my boyfriend too LOL. 34 years old two donuts & coffee every morning. Burger King & Wendy's is a regular staple in his diet...as is is ellios pizza/pizz hut/dominos. Oh and he LOVES hostess & reece peanut butter cups.

& he's got abs (oh yum)

His cholesterol is in the 170s too! But his triglycerides are high....

I don't get it

I used to eat a TON and never weighed much, but I had a stomach bigger than a overweight person.
But even though you can eat all that junk and not get THAT fat, you will be so much unhealthier than an overweight person.