How can some people eat so much junk and gain no weight?
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bennettinfinity wrote: »SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
But even if he is, it has no bearing on the OP's path to weight loss... OP just needs to focus on the things he needs to do to get where he wants to go... everything else is just a distraction, and frankly, isn't helping.
I don't see anything wrong with the OP being concerned about these things. This is a forum. It's specifically here as a place for people to focus on other people.
That makes no sense.
Okay then. Why are you here?
Please don't derail the thread.0 -
bennettinfinity wrote: »SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
But even if he is, it has no bearing on the OP's path to weight loss... OP just needs to focus on the things he needs to do to get where he wants to go... everything else is just a distraction, and frankly, isn't helping.
I don't see anything wrong with the OP being concerned about these things. This is a forum. It's specifically here as a place for people to focus on other people.
Some people are richer than me - knowing that doesn't help me put money in my bank account. So how does focusing on the one guy that appears to do nothing yet lives in the biggest house on the street going to help me?
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bennettinfinity wrote: »bennettinfinity wrote: »SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
But even if he is, it has no bearing on the OP's path to weight loss... OP just needs to focus on the things he needs to do to get where he wants to go... everything else is just a distraction, and frankly, isn't helping.
I don't see anything wrong with the OP being concerned about these things. This is a forum. It's specifically here as a place for people to focus on other people.
Some people are richer than me - knowing that doesn't help me put money in my bank account. So how does focusing on the one guy that does appears to do nothing yet lives in the biggest house on the street going to help me?
So much this.3 -
bennettinfinity wrote: »bennettinfinity wrote: »SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
But even if he is, it has no bearing on the OP's path to weight loss... OP just needs to focus on the things he needs to do to get where he wants to go... everything else is just a distraction, and frankly, isn't helping.
I don't see anything wrong with the OP being concerned about these things. This is a forum. It's specifically here as a place for people to focus on other people.
Some people are richer than me - knowing that doesn't help me put money in my bank account. So how does focusing on the one guy that appears to do nothing yet lives in the biggest house on the street going to help me?
If you knew what the people did, how they got their money, and got an apprenticeship with the company that they own you might get helped.2 -
SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
There are, but the amount of extra calories they burn is blown way out of proportion and the very few who burn a lot more (apart from people with medical conditions that they definitely should get treatment for, this is not something to be happy about), are, well, very few people. As in only ~2% of the population burns more than 300 calories above the average, and the higher you get, the less people of that kind there are.
https://examine.com/faq/does-metabolism-vary-between-two-people/4 -
bennettinfinity wrote: »bennettinfinity wrote: »SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
But even if he is, it has no bearing on the OP's path to weight loss... OP just needs to focus on the things he needs to do to get where he wants to go... everything else is just a distraction, and frankly, isn't helping.
I don't see anything wrong with the OP being concerned about these things. This is a forum. It's specifically here as a place for people to focus on other people.
Some people are richer than me - knowing that doesn't help me put money in my bank account. So how does focusing on the one guy that appears to do nothing yet lives in the biggest house on the street going to help me?
My point was this is a a place to talk and this is the topic that the OP wanted to talk about. If this was a place for everyone to keep to themselves, every topic would have zero replies.
Oh and to answer your question. Knowing someone is richer than you won't help you put money in your bank account, but knowing WHY someone is richer than you could very well help you put money in your bank account.6 -
MissusMoon wrote: »bennettinfinity wrote: »SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
But even if he is, it has no bearing on the OP's path to weight loss... OP just needs to focus on the things he needs to do to get where he wants to go... everything else is just a distraction, and frankly, isn't helping.
I don't see anything wrong with the OP being concerned about these things. This is a forum. It's specifically here as a place for people to focus on other people.
That makes no sense.
Okay then. Why are you here?
Please don't derail the thread.
Please get over yourself.3 -
bennettinfinity wrote: »bennettinfinity wrote: »SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
But even if he is, it has no bearing on the OP's path to weight loss... OP just needs to focus on the things he needs to do to get where he wants to go... everything else is just a distraction, and frankly, isn't helping.
I don't see anything wrong with the OP being concerned about these things. This is a forum. It's specifically here as a place for people to focus on other people.
Some people are richer than me - knowing that doesn't help me put money in my bank account. So how does focusing on the one guy that appears to do nothing yet lives in the biggest house on the street going to help me?
If you knew what the people did, how they got their money, and got an apprenticeship with the company that they own you might get helped.
But with weight loss, there is no secret. Comparing yourself does not affect your CICO.6 -
bennettinfinity wrote: »bennettinfinity wrote: »SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
But even if he is, it has no bearing on the OP's path to weight loss... OP just needs to focus on the things he needs to do to get where he wants to go... everything else is just a distraction, and frankly, isn't helping.
I don't see anything wrong with the OP being concerned about these things. This is a forum. It's specifically here as a place for people to focus on other people.
Some people are richer than me - knowing that doesn't help me put money in my bank account. So how does focusing on the one guy that appears to do nothing yet lives in the biggest house on the street going to help me?
If you knew what the people did, how they got their money, and got an apprenticeship with the company that they own you might get helped.
But with weight loss, there is no secret. Comparing yourself does not affect your CICO.
Sigh. Listen. I learn new things every day on here. And people have a right to wonder about those who seem to have the answers. If the thin guy at work shares some of his techniques then the OP could get valuable information that he could use!6 -
bennettinfinity wrote: »bennettinfinity wrote: »SassyMommasaurus wrote: »Honestly tho, there are people who have very fast metabolisms and have to eat a lot of calories a day just do they don't lose weight, could this guy be one of them? Probably not and it will probably catch up to him when hes in his 50s.
But even if he is, it has no bearing on the OP's path to weight loss... OP just needs to focus on the things he needs to do to get where he wants to go... everything else is just a distraction, and frankly, isn't helping.
I don't see anything wrong with the OP being concerned about these things. This is a forum. It's specifically here as a place for people to focus on other people.
Some people are richer than me - knowing that doesn't help me put money in my bank account. So how does focusing on the one guy that appears to do nothing yet lives in the biggest house on the street going to help me?
If you knew what the people did, how they got their money, and got an apprenticeship with the company that they own you might get helped.
But with weight loss, there is no secret. Comparing yourself does not affect your CICO.
Yeah, there are no dead rich uncles or lotto wins when it comes to weight loss... you have to play the cards you're dealt - the sooner people 'get' that, the sooner they can help themselves... or not.7 -
skinnyforhi wrote: »I know someone who used to brag about only eating fast food. Once I started watching this person, I realized they always got a small cheeseburger, fed half to the dog, and often did not order fries or only had a few of them. He may not be eating everything he says he is.
Incidentally, on the rare occasion I get a fast food burger, now I'll often skip the fries too. I like to watch skinny people for tips and tricks
I wouldn't do what this guy does though LOL.He isn't eating as much as you think. So there is this guy in my office, and everyone talks about how much he can eat, and how he stays in such good shape, because everytime there is free food here (which is a lot) he will take 3 or 4 plates full. Well I sit next to him, and he eats like a bird sits here all day with open big plate of food that he picks at all day, never finishes it, and brings the leftovers, plus the other 3 plates home to have as his meals through out the week. Things are never what they seem.
THIS. Before I actively started losing weight, I began to observe my friends' eating habits. Even though they'd stack their plates with a lot of food or buy tons of treats, they rarely/never finished it all in one go.
This one acquaintance I particularly remember put a ton of pancakes on her plate, and at that time, I did the same. An hour later, I'd finished my plate clean while she ate maybe one or two of what she had on her plate and ended up saving what was left for future breakfasts.
On vacation with two friends once, I'd buy one meal or a box of pizza for myself while the other two would share a meal or box of food.
When you *really* pay attention to those who stay lean without counting calories or giving food much thought, you realize that their natural tendencies to stop eating at their maintenance levels and/or move around a lot keeps them thin.
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I used to be able to eat as much as I wanted and not gain a pound if I tried. I inherited my mother's naturally fast metabolism. a lot of people are born with that blessing, I've known quite a few over the years.4
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I used to wonder about people on the MFP boards who would say that they ate 2500 calories a day. But when I look at their diaries they are actually exercising and burning off 900 a day!0
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ObsidianMist wrote: »I used to be able to eat as much as I wanted and not gain a pound if I tried. I inherited my mother's naturally fast metabolism. a lot of people are born with that blessing, I've known quite a few over the years.
My brother truly has a speedy metabolism. But he has ADHD which is not a great tradeoff.2 -
This last weekend I have been fascinated with this 10,000 calorie day challenges. So of these vloggers post nearly weekly and it put me into this same mind set. How can they do it and still be skinny (all subjective but they show defined abs and weight in the beginning)? It led me to watch closer. One girl was constantly fidgeting. One guy did like 30,000 calorie day challenge after a few posts of 10k and 20k stuff. He was an avid cyclist and didn't eat until afternoon which makes me guess skipping breakfast was a norm for him. Its crazy what people do with food.0
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WinoGelato wrote: »Just curious OP, why are you only eating 1500 cals/day? As a male, this would be the lowest recommended calorie intake, and that would not include any exercise cals, you said you average 15K steps/day and go to the gym 5-6 days/week?
Perhaps instead of worrying about what your colleague eats, you should make sure you are indeed getting enough fuel for your activity level and that your weight loss is not sacrificing lean body mass?
I eat the same amount of calories as OP. It's easy to get good nutrition if you stick to nutritiously dense foods. I'm not sure how much our maintenance calories differ though.
Edit: for better wording.
I'm a 5'2 female who lost 30 lbs eating more than 1500 cals/day.
A 1500 cal target for men is very low, especially if that is your total consumption and then also exercising (which OP says he is).
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MissusMoon wrote: »
What is fitmole.org?0 -
ObsidianMist wrote: »I used to be able to eat as much as I wanted and not gain a pound if I tried. I inherited my mother's naturally fast metabolism. a lot of people are born with that blessing, I've known quite a few over the years.
My brother truly has a speedy metabolism. But he has ADHD which is not a great tradeoff.
yeah I have mental health issues that are pretty debilitating. but at least I could always indulge in food to make myself feel better and not have to worry about it lol. it was like the one good thing the universe gave me. I'm hoping my metabolism goes back to what it used to be once I'm off the meds that *kitten* it up.0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »Just curious OP, why are you only eating 1500 cals/day? As a male, this would be the lowest recommended calorie intake, and that would not include any exercise cals, you said you average 15K steps/day and go to the gym 5-6 days/week?
Perhaps instead of worrying about what your colleague eats, you should make sure you are indeed getting enough fuel for your activity level and that your weight loss is not sacrificing lean body mass?
I eat the same amount of calories as OP. It's easy to get good nutrition if you stick to nutritiously dense foods. I'm not sure how much our maintenance calories differ though.
Edit: for better wording.
I'm a 5'2 female who lost 30 lbs eating more than 1500 cals/day.
A 1500 cal target for men is very low, especially if that is your total consumption and then also exercising (which OP says he is).
Nice! I would love that number for losing! 0
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