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Anonymous wrote:All the thin people I know who "eat whatever they want" in actuality don't eat a whole lot (they feel full/done after grazing for a while). So, they are lucky in that they are sated with less than I would be.

This. It is very true. I never watch what I eat, but I just don't eat that much. Not always hungry and when I am, I eat as much as I want. I think it's quantity more than anything. I've just always been that way. I just don't give food much thought.

what do you do when you go out for fun if you're not into eating and drinking? Do you host dinners at your place?

There is some evidence that exercise doesn't play an important role in weight (yes many benefits but not weight control) and its all about calories and well balanced diet. For many reasons, I stopped exercising and I missed it. Notice my weight is completely dependent on my food intake.

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Anonymous wrote:I am naturally really thin and it runs on both sides of my family. 5' 9" ~125 as a grown woman but around 110-115 in HS. If watched what I ate and exercised as much as my friends do, I would literally waste away and look disgustingly thin.

Do you like food? Can you eat 6 slices of thick crust pizza in a single sitting without getting sick? I could eat 4 slices of pizza and have 3 beers for dinner, no prob. that's why I'm 20 lbs overweight.

I'm the poster who went from a 12 to a 2/4 (depending on store). I could eat 6 slices and have 3 beers no problem as well! The key is making up for it. Don't eat when you can. Eat ONLY what you want, when the mood strikes. Look into the 5/2 diet. I just reread more about it after I posted and its very similar to what I do.