Current Events > I'm 26 and can still eat what I want without getting fat

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My luck must be running out though. It can't last much longer...right? I just can't imagine having to watch what I eat. Not being able to eat fast food every day if I feel like it.
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Same. I eat like shit and still haven't changed weights. I know the other shoe will eventually drop and I'll gain like a hundred pounds one weekend, but I'm enjoying the ride while I can!
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if you avoid alcohol and foods with added iron, msg, food coloring and cooking oils except for olive and coconut then no you shouldnt put on weight at all no matter how old you are.
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Same. My parents said it'd catch up in my 20s but I have 4 years left.

It's fun to weigh myself Thanksgiving before dinner and then the next morning. I've always lost a couple pounds.
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You can eat fast food every day and still lose weight. The big thing is how much of it you eat.
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It's all about dem portion sizes.

Start exercising and youll be able to do it forever
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I used to think like you until I started gaining weight.
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my uncle (already over 50) can still eat lots of food and managed to still be thin.
Some people just have lots of insuline

People that got fat were either lazy or eating too much for an extended period of time.

It's not complicated and unless you're super old it makes a marginal amount of difference what your age is in regards to metabolism.
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tote_all posted...

@CoolBro posted...

my uncle (already over 50) can still eat lots of food and managed to still be thin.
Some people just have lots of insuline

This is an example of talking out of your ass.

this is an example of baseless argument

Jiek_Fafn posted...

People that got fat were either lazy or eating too much for an extended period of time.

It's not complicated and unless you're super old it makes a marginal amount of difference what your age is in regards to metabolism.

No, it is more complicated. Some people just have huge metabolic disadvantages so what would normally constitute a reasonable diet for others makes them gain weight. I know skinny people who eat far worse and do less physical activity than overweight people I also know.
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Im 33 and my metabolism is still going strong somehow. I will ride it til it dies.

I had cookies for breakfast this morning.

I run several times a week and lift weights so I can still eat a good amount.
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I lost that ability at about 30. Now I just have to exercise a bit and be sensible with how much and what I eat, but it's not bad at all for me.
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Is all about calories counting.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

No, it is more complicated.

No, it's not. No-one cheats science.

If the amount of calories you consume on a regular basis exceeds the amount you regularly use through physical activity them you will gain weight.

The people who do not continually gain weight are either regularly consuming less calories, regularly burning more through activity or - ideally - a healthy balance of the two.

Awesome posted...

if you avoid alcohol and foods with added iron, msg, food coloring and cooking oils except for olive and coconut then no you shouldnt put on weight at all no matter how old you are.

Why aren't you banned from all the bullshit info you spew?
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ArchiePeck posted...

No, it's not. No-one cheats science.

If the amount of calories you consume on a regular basis exceeds the amount you regularly use through physical activity them you will gain weight.

The people who do not continually gain weight are either regularly consuming less calories, regularly burning more through activity or - ideally - a healthy balance of the two.

Fundamentally wrong. The law of thermodynamics and calories in - calories out is a simple concept and can never be broken.

The ease of attaining that energy balance through all the variables of individual metabolism is not simple. Some people have to work much, much harder to be in a caloric deficit than others.
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I think you two are in agreement.
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ChainedRedone posted...

My luck must be running out though. It can't last much longer...right?

I don't remember when it changed for me, but it was probably around that time. a few years later or something. I used to have my ribs visible all my life up til my late 20's or early 30's. now in my mid 30's

Dragon239 posted...

I think you two are in agreement.

Except Archie doesn't realize some people have this advantage.

Pow Pow Punishment posted...

ArchiePeck posted...

No, it's not. No-one cheats science.

If the amount of calories you consume on a regular basis exceeds the amount you regularly use through physical activity them you will gain weight.

The people who do not continually gain weight are either regularly consuming less calories, regularly burning more through activity or - ideally - a healthy balance of the two.

Fundamentally wrong. The law of thermodynamics and calories in - calories out is a simple concept and can never be broken.

The ease of attaining that energy balance through all the variables of individual metabolism is not simple. Some people have to work much, much harder to be in a caloric deficit than others.

Hey what would you recommend for weight gain for a skinny 125lb 5'6 dude? My peak was 135lb then I stopped but want to get back in shape. Basically what I'm looking for is weight gain, strength is not that important.
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Dragon239 posted...

I think you two are in agreement.

We're not because the core of the disagreement is whether it's as simple as eating too much or not. There's more context to the story beyond simple thermodynamics. People don't acknowledge how hard or complicated it can be on a practical basis to fulfill their numerical deficit due to individual variances of insulin resistance, metabolic rate, etc.
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ChainedRedone posted...

Awesome posted...

if you avoid alcohol and foods with added iron, msg, food coloring and cooking oils except for olive and coconut then no you shouldnt put on weight at all no matter how old you are.

Why aren't you banned from all the bullshit info you spew?

maybe... maybe....just maybe....people reading current events know that what im saying is true except for the small minority of people that hate me?

ever think of that? nope you clearly havent.
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29 here.
Eat whatever I want, rarely work out
Still a total chad.

ChainedRedone posted...

Hey what would you recommend for weight gain for a skinny 125lb 5'6 dude? My peak was 135lb then I stopped but want to get back in shape. Basically what I'm looking for is weight gain, strength is not that important

4-6 six meals a day of common sense eating and at least 30 g of protein per meal.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

ChainedRedone posted...

Hey what would you recommend for weight gain for a skinny 125lb 5'6 dude? My peak was 135lb then I stopped but want to get back in shape. Basically what I'm looking for is weight gain, strength is not that important

4-6 six meals a day of common sense eating and at least 30 g of protein per meal.

8-10 reps per set? How many sets?
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I'm 30 now and I just eat less. If I look in the mirror and see I've gained weight I lose my appetite. The main problem isn't that I'm gaining weight but certain foods I used to love give me heartburn now.
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ChainedRedone posted...

8-10 reps per set? How many sets?

That doesn't have much to do with weight gain. Get on a pre-established routine like Jim Wendler's 5/3/1.
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The reason people think their metabolism slows down when they get older is because they become less active. Food is just energy. Fat is just stored energy. Your body uses the necessary energy to maintain itself. Anything extra is kept for emergency use. If your body is storing more fat, it simply means you are using less energy. As we age, our bodies don't become more efficient and require less food. That is silly. We just use less energy because we are less active. People that maintain an active lifestyle as they age don't start gaining weight while eating the same amount that they always did.
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Inactivity is the biggest reason for weight gain as you get older but your metabolism absolutely slows down with age, too.
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ChainedRedone posted...

Awesome posted...

if you avoid alcohol and foods with added iron, msg, food coloring and cooking oils except for olive and coconut then no you shouldnt put on weight at all no matter how old you are.

Why aren't you banned from all the bullshit info you spew?

Because his username is fucking awesome
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

Dragon239 posted...

I think you two are in agreement.

We're not because the core of the disagreement is whether it's as simple as eating too much or not. There's more context to the story beyond simple thermodynamics. People don't acknowledge how hard or complicated it can be on a practical basis to fulfill their numerical deficit due to individual variances of insulin resistance, metabolic rate, etc.

I feel like you're making that difference seem a lot bigger than it is for average people. There are definitely outliers that really struggle with this kind of thing but for the majority of people, especially those on this board, it's the difference between eating a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast every day or two eggs.
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metabolism is all directed by the thyroid, eat bad food that screws up the liver and thyroid and you will gain weight and get sick. thats why i tell people to stop consuming cooking oils, high fructose corn syrup and to not drink alcohol.

but some wacko people here on this board say that im killing people by telling them to stop eating doritos, 7-up and coors light.

literally whats going on this board i dont know.
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People who get fat from eating just a bowl of salad a day must break some laws of physics and surely we could learn something from studying their bodies.
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Jiek_Fafn posted...

I feel like you're making that difference seem a lot bigger than it is for average people. There are definitely outliers that really struggle with this kind of thing but for the majority of people, especially those on this board, it's the difference between eating a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast every day or two eggs.

Nah. There are a lot of overweight people and out of those there are many who eat less or are more active than people who weigh less than them. It doesn't mean you eschew hard work and admit that there's nothing you can do, but some people have to work a lot harder to achieve the same result and this is not anything uncommon or exceptional.
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It all went downhill when I hit my thirties
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

Jiek_Fafn posted...

I feel like you're making that difference seem a lot bigger than it is for average people. There are definitely outliers that really struggle with this kind of thing but for the majority of people, especially those on this board, it's the difference between eating a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast every day or two eggs.

Nah. There are a lot of overweight people and out of those there are many who eat less or are more active than people who weigh less than them. It doesn't mean you eschew hard work and admit that there's nothing you can do, but some people have to work a lot harder to achieve the same result and this is not anything uncommon or exceptional.

Are you talking medically overweight or colloquially overweight (medically obese)? Because I can see where you're coming from with people with a bit of flab on them. The other not so much.
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Awesome posted...

metabolism is all directed by the thyroid, eat bad food that screws up the liver and thyroid and you will gain weight and get sick. thats why i tell people to stop consuming cooking oils, high fructose corn syrup and to not drink alcohol.

but some wacko people here on this board say that im killing people by telling them to stop eating doritos, 7-up and coors light.

literally whats going on this board i dont know.

Youre not killing anyone. Nobody is stupid enough to listen to your bullshit.
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Awesome posted...

metabolism is all directed by the thyroid, eat bad food that screws up the liver and thyroid and you will gain weight and get sick. thats why i tell people to stop consuming cooking oils, high fructose corn syrup and to not drink alcohol.

but some wacko people here on this board say that im killing people by telling them to stop eating doritos, 7-up and coors light.

literally whats going on this board i dont know.

Nobody says that. You fear vaccines and believe ridiculous diet myths. Put your tinfoil hat back on
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Jiek_Fafn posted...

Are you talking medically overweight or colloquially overweight (medically obese)? Because I can see where you're coming from with people with a bit of flab on them. The other not so much.

Both. It doesn't take much to be classified as overweight, really.

I can think of some downright fat people who work physically active jobs, do a fair amount of walking, and eat similarly to or better than their peers but are the weight they are because that's still not enough for them. This isn't every overweight person but it's not uncommon, either.
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I used to be like that, but after I turned 30 it was over. I used to have to wear a belt with my pants so they wouldn't be falling down. Now I have to wear a belt with them because I can't get the top button done up any more
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You're not eating as much as you think.
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My metabolism lasted until 27/28
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Kolibri X posted...

You're not eating as much as you think.

Whoosh
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ArchiePeck posted...

Pow Pow Punishment posted...

No, it is more complicated.

No, it's not. No-one cheats science.

If the amount of calories you consume on a regular basis exceeds the amount you regularly use through physical activity them you will gain weight.

The people who do not continually gain weight are either regularly consuming less calories, regularly burning more through activity or - ideally - a healthy balance of the two.

ITP: Metabolism doesn't exist
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