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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question re metabolisms...

I've talked to naturally skinny people that just can't gain weight.  They say they eat and eat but their metabolism is just too fast and so they don't gain.  I think most people this type of person exits.

But then, a fat person says they diet and diet but can't seem to lose much weight.  Say they have a very slow metabolism and losing weight is very hard for them.  And people call them a liar - tell them they are actually reducing calories, etc.

I find this odd.[/quote]

I have a sibling who is obese, while I am quite slim. While I do have a faster metabolism than her, she eats like crap. She claimed when we were growing up to not eat that much, but to easily gain weight, but she would sit down and eat an entire bag of potato chips in front of the TV after school, snack on fun sized candy bars, and then go on to eat a full sized dinner.  She lost a ton of weight through diet and exercise, but gained part of it back after she started eating like crap again. She simply eats way too much to keep her weight down. While she complains I can eat anything I want and that is true, I don't want to eat four plates of food at a buffet plus dessert and I exercise 4-6 times/week. I eat a ton of fruit and veggies every day and have small, healthy meals and snacks throughout the day. So while I do have the benefit of genetics on my side and she has a tougher time, she consumes way more than I do every day and doesn't exercise enough to offset the calories she's taking in.[/quote]

You sound like a great sister and an all-around awesome person.[/quote]

y u mad? I'm just providing insight on what I've seen first person going on with someone who claimed to not eat that much, but was really eating a ton of food. [/quote]

I'm sure some people - both thin and fat - underestimate their caloric intake.  But if you've seriously tracked everything you eat, measured out ingredients, weighed servings with a food scale, etc., you're probably not underestimating TOO much.  And if you're doing a plan like Nutrisystem or Jenny Craig, where all of the meals are pre-portioned, there is really no room for error.  Yet some people's metabolisms just will not let them lose weight.

Look, if someone is able to eat only prepackaged Nutrisystem meals for 6 months and work out with a personal trainer 5x/week for 6 months, they will probably lose weight.  But for most people, doing that is not sustainable.  Plus, they usually gain a large amount of the weight back afterwards.[/quote]

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