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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP but for the women who are going to come in and say "I just eat whatever I want, I'm lucky that way!"  Cool and congrats- but please dont post because 1) We dont care 2) this thread is not for you, it's for women who have to work at it and have tips to share [/quote]

Well this is awkward.[/quote]

[b]Many women who are thin are thin due to genetics. [/b]It's important to realize this because all the starving in the world can't change your genes. Focus on being healthy and dressing right for your shape, not being "thin."

I was thin my whole life, eating whatever I wanted but small portions, until my thyroid crapped out on me and I put on 25lbs (25% of my starting body weight). I could hate myself and starve myself to be "thin" again. Instead I bought clothes that fit and flatter me, and eat healthy. [/quote]

I disagree. I am from Asia and just spent some time in Italy and Switzerland.  Most people are thin where I'm from.  In the month I was in Italy and Switzerland, I literally saw one fat person, and that person wasn't even Italian.  She was Russian; she was not even obese in the American sense but chubby.

The Italians were all thin, despite large consumption of pasta, olive oil, and wine.

I've also been thin my entire life, and yes I eat whatever I want.  But in my case, I didn't grow up eating junk food or fast food so it's not something I ever crave.

I'm 35, 5'5" and my weight hovers between 120-125 lbs.  My body weight is around 21-23%.  I work out quite a bit, I hardly snack, and I tend to eat lower carb.  Most of the food I eat is food I cook myself or cooked by my husband.  When we go out to eat, I deliberately seek out good restaurants.  You wouldn't see me at an Olive Garden or Cheesecake factory, but it's not snobbishness. I simply think their food sucks.  (OTOH, I loved Chipotle before they had their issues).

When I say I work out, I mean I lift heavy.  Like I can squat and deadlift nearly twice my body weight.

My normal diet is lower carb, but when I was in Italy I went native.  I ate a ton of pasta, drank a ton of wine, and ate a lot of dessert.  Guess how much weight I gained in the month I was there? zero.  And I hardly worked out when I was there.  I attribute it to walking nearly 10 miles a day though and also I think their food is just much better quality.  Their desserts are delicious and are not sickeningly sweet.

I attribute obesity in America to a bunch of factors
- it's normal to eat constantly.  People teach their children bad habits at an early age by feeding them 3 meals a day, and the meals are crap like mac and "cheese" or buttered  noodles.  Meals usually come with dessert, then kids are further given snacks 2-3x a day.  
- hidden sugar in EVERYTHING
- drinking lots of sodas and juices
- food being piss poor quality
- junk food and fat food
- drinking lots of alcohol
- of course, very little exercise.  We drive to work and then sit on a desk all day.

meh.[/quote]

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