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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Call me crazy but I don't think it's the three eggs or two portions of roast chicken alone that made him obese, especially if he's a man. Does he snack on junk all day? Drink a lot of alcohol? Is he sendentary?[/quote]

You can absolutely become obese by “just” overeating regular food at meals, ie you don’t have to be sedentary or eat junk all day. My dad is obese and has been most of his adult life and he is a lot like OP describes: he will get a portion 2-3x what I would consider the correct portion size and then get a second helping. He eats really fast (eating a whole meal without stopping to have a conversation with others at the table or even look up from his plate sometimes) and never seems to feel full. He also exercises (just a 30 minute walk or similar but still he’s not completely sedentary) every day and he doesn’t eat junk foods like chips or ice cream or cookies, no candy, no soda, no fried foods, etc. For the most part he actually eats pretty healthy foods—breakfast is usually granola/fiber cereal w skim milk, lunch is a turkey sandwich on wheat bread and an apple or banana, dinner is lots of vegetables, lean proteins, snacks are walnuts/almonds or yogurt or fruit. He just eats way too much of everything. Even his cereal in the morning is easily 2.5x the amount I would eat.

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