Imagine being in great shape and complaining that people who aren't in great shape don't exactly realize why.
They almost always know why. They just would rather believe that attaining a good figure is unattainable magic because it's easier to believe in magical genetic advantages than it is to believe the truth- which is they are lazy and incapable of moderation at the cost of their own health.. but whatever.
I don't know about metabolism. But I DO know that my eating habits in public look similar to everyone else's. The only thing that people don't realize is that I exercise (sort of) and I don't eat very much when i'm not in public.
So to everyone you have a dude that exercises maybe 3 times a week, and will gobble down chipotle or w/e nonsense can be acquired at downtown chicago. But remains thin. They don't know that I don't eat at home (because I'm not hungry). So it looks like I eat as much as everyone else and stay thin.
understandable, i used to only eat one meal a day so i'd get this a lot when i'd eat out for dinner with people (and get something big), basically. ---