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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thin people eat normally, just smaller portions than the average slob[/quote]

Agree...not with the slob part, but majority of people just eat way too much.

Thin people (women) will eat ice cream, but maybe half the cone then toss it.  They aren’t ordering the triple scoop and finishing it.  Or if they order burger and fries, they’ll eat half the burger and a couple fries.  Generalization, but my observation is most thin people have a much better control of their intake amount.

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Well, sort of. I'm a size 0/2 thin person. I will sometimes eat the entire ice cream cone, or the burger. (I can't imagine being able to eat a burger and also a portion of fries -- like I can't imagine actually getting it all in my very full stomach.) But then I won't be hungry for the rest of the day, so I'll probably nibble, eat some fruit or nuts or a bit of cheese or something.

One huge common denominator, I think, is that thin people EAT WHEN THEY ARE HUNGRY. We don't stick strictly to "3 meals a day." As someone else said, this sounds obvious but it's true [/quote]

True but you’re missing that fat people will stay fat if they also only eat when they’re hungry.

[b]Thin people are literally less hungry by nature. [/b]

This is why drugs like Ozempic work. They make you have the appetite of a naturally thin person. [/quote]

DP. This is really disordered thinking. There are some exceptions, but most people are not destined by nature to be thin or fat due to hunger cues. You can modify lifestyle factors to change your hunger cues. If you're not sleeping well you will be hungrier. If you eat lots of sugar and refined carbs it will make you hungrier.  If you drink lots of alcohol, you will want to eat more.  But I agree with you that the advice to only eat when you're hungry isn't helpful for people who are very overweight and need a diet and lifestyle overhaul.[/quote]

Your comments are true but so is my quoted post (except that acknowledging accepted science is disordered thinking).

There is a lot of evidence in support of the fact that overweight and obese people receive more hunger-triggering hormones. If it were otherwise, drugs that target those hormones wouldn’t work.[/quote]

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