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[quote=Anonymous]I know quite a few people who were naturally, effortlessly slim.  I mean "effortlessly" in the sense that they didn't think about what they ate, didn't eat like a bird, didn't bother much with exercise.  They were definitely slim mostly because of genetics/natural build.  I, on the other hand, have a curvy build and a natural tendency to plump up.  Since my early teens, I've had to constantly watch what I eat and exercise more than the vast majority of people (like around 10 hours/week when I was young; 4-5/week now that I work FT and have kids) just to keep myself from crossing the line from fit-but-slightly plumpish to overweight.  I've seen in many instances the difference that genetics and body type make.

Most of the people I know who were effortlessly slim when younger, however, plumped up as they approached middle age.  They didn't have the eating or exercise habits to stave off the weight gain that tends to come with age.  Those of us who've had to struggle all our lives to stave off the weight gain have mostly managed to stay the same.  So I guess that's one advantage to not being naturally slim: always had to work for it, so it's "easier" for me now to maintain my (never truly slim) size.  Some of my formerly skinny friends comment in awe at the fact that I still have a small waist and flat abs.[/quote]

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