Skinny people Straight up LIE

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CallMeJoe

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6'5", 220 lbs. Five years ago, I was 65 lbs heavier. My carefully guarded secret? Diet and Exercise... who'd have thunk it?
 

HamburgerBoy

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I think that I could gain weight if I wanted to, but I'm too lazy and don't like eating enough. During school I tend to gain a little weight (several pounds) from eating fast food and walking around on campus, but always lose it over break when I go back to my bowl-of-cereal-and-a-few slices-of-toast-for-a-month diet.
 

MikeyLSU

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what OP is also missing is many "skinny" people don't do anything specific to stay skinny.

I used to always be pretty small even through college, but I didn't diet at all and didn't work out. I ate crap food, but I guess I just didn't eat a ton of it, didn't snack much throughout the day and led a pretty active life by always playing some games like raquetball or football with friends or basketball.

That on top of walking over a mile between classes each day.

But if you had asked me at the time, I would have said I don't do anything to stay "skinny". It was just how I lived. Now that I have a job where I sit at a desk, I have to watch what I eat a lot more and try to get excercise as much as possible.
 

Codewiz

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As a used to be extremely skinny but someone who got a little fat.

It is damn simple. Calories in <= Calories out. If you want to increase the calories in then you need to exercise. This is pretty simple shit. I know when I am exceeding my daily calories for my exertion level.

When I was younger, I did nothing to stay skinny and actually had trouble gaining weight. Why you ask? I ran on the cross country team and averaged 45 miles a week running. I ate anything and everything in sight.

Like others, I sit at a desk most of the day and can't run due to knee issues. I had a hard time breaking my eat anything and everything method. It took me a while but I just adjusted by watching the number of calories I took it.
 

child of wonder

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People are genetically dispositioned towards being either skinny or fat. That's not to say one can't be successful through diet and exercise to combat genetics.
 

ShadowOfMyself

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This rant fails, from my understanding youre assuming every skinny person has some sort of workout routine etc to stay skinny... Its not possible just with genetics? Lol, then I dont exist...

I sit on my ass all day and dont really try to eat carefully (though I dont eat fast food either), Im 5'11" and weight 145 lbs... If thats not genetics then I dont know what is
 

ShawnD1

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I like how fatties act like you need unicorn penis flakes in your food to lose weight.

I think you are confused between fat people and Chinese people. It's Chinese people who want unicorn penises in their food.

Tiger penis is good too. You eat penis of animal and it make your penis stronger. If you the brain of a female, it makes you illogical and suck at driving. Asian people eat lots of female brains :p


I eat whatever I want but watch my portion sizes.

mysterious concept, I know.
You are insane! I just eat until it physically causes pain, then I eat some more. I don't understand why I can't lose weight!!?!?!?!
 

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If there's any one thing that I can point out between a skinny turd like me and an overweight person it's eating habits. Not what we. Not how much we eat(per day). But how often we eat. I graze continously throughout the day. A bowl of cereal and some bacon at 6:00AM. A yogurt at 8:00AM. An oatmeal at 10:00. Cottage cheese and snack size bag of chips at 11:00. A light lunch (200-400 calories) at 11:30. A apple or orange at 1:00. A cereal bar at 2:30. A handful of chips at 4:00. And then a heavier (400-600 calories) dinner at 5:30. And then I'm done for the day.

I snack continuously throughout the day and never feel "hungry". So I don't binge on huge meals at one lump time and jack my metabolism up.

That's one major lifestyle change I can see between me and others. My wife included.
 

jlee

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This rant fails, from my understanding youre assuming every skinny person has some sort of workout routine etc to stay skinny... Its not possible just with genetics? Lol, then I dont exist...

I sit on my ass all day and dont really try to eat carefully (though I dont eat fast food either), Im 5'11" and weight 145 lbs... If thats not genetics then I dont know what is

That's me. I went on GOMAD and went from 144.5 to 166lb at 6' tall...stopped working out for a few months and am I'm already back down to 151lb. WTF.
 

ShawnD1

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that's about how I ate when I weighed over 400 lbs :\ :thumbsdown:

Yep. I know a few people who eat like that. I don't quite understand how this is even possible. If I'm eating and I feel full, all food tastes awful. I just can't eat any more.
 

Malak

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See,, THIS is what those evil skinny people shouldn't lie about.. Being skinny is "uber" seriousness. :confused:

Being skinny isn't serious. Not everyone who is skinny works out or eats healthy. Your assumptions are ridiculous and offensive.
 

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Being skinny isn't serious. Not everyone who is skinny works out or eats healthy. Your assumptions are ridiculous and offensive.


Heh. I'm on the one day a week exercise plan. I play basketball for 2 hours on Tuesdays and then recover the next 6 days. I'll be 33 next month FWIW and I'm 6' and a 165 pounds soaking wet.
 

Malak

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Heh. I'm on the one day a week exercise plan. I play basketball for 2 hours on Tuesdays and then recover the next 6 days. I'll be 33 next month FWIW and I'm 6' and a 165 pounds soaking wet.

I gave up the once a week plan and started to gain some wait, but I'll be back on it once this winter thaws. I was usually floating around 180. In high school though... I was 145, 6'. Had to drink weight gainer to gain weight.
 

ShawnD1

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I don't understand the appeal of the genetics argument. You're genetically fat and ugly? God that's depressing. That's like your parents telling you that you're a horrible failure in life and you'll never amount to anything :'(

/wrists
 

destrekor

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If you want to lose weight focus on lower carbs, more dietary fat (preferably, most fat should be unsaturated, which is often not listed on the label - if there's 15g of total fat, and only 2g of sat fat, no trans fat, then that's roughly 13g of unsat).

Most of your energy should come from fat and protein, with most of your carb intake being mostly whole carbs (refined carbs are empty calories, with little to no nutritional value besides raw energy).

If you are eating a lot of carbs, they are burned first. If you are eating carbs all day, your body won't get much of a chance to burn the fat that is consumed. Not to mention some of the carbs may get converted into lipids for long-term storage, which will go unused unless carb intake is reduced.

The idea that high-fat intake is dangerous for health is actually comical, and is a very old view that many nutritionists have lately started to view as, itself, a dangerous gamble that is likely the cause of America's obesity problem.

If you are consuming less carbs and more fats than you are likely doing now, carbs won't have a chance to get stored in lipid reserves, and fats will get a chance to be used for energy, and it is likely any fatty reserves will get burned from time to time. Plus, a diet high in unsaturated fat, actually leads to a more healthy individual: higher HDL, lower LDL, better circulation, and likely better energy/stamina, since your blood sugar won't be constantly raising and dropping. The best blood sugar state for the body is a constant and consistent level of blood glucose, except when the body needs more energy (say, during exercise).

Carbs aren't the enemy, but refined carbs most certainly are unnecessary and should be avoided as best as possible. And carbs in general should be consumed in lower amounts. It's actually easier to reach a satisfied level of consumption with higher-fat foods, they leave you feeling fuller for a longer period of time.

You're body knows how to manage itself if you give it a natural diet. The natural diet is a fat- and protein-heavy diet.
 

RPD

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So it's skinny people's fault you're fat?

Nice logic. Here's a tip, it's a combination of genetics, diet and daily activity.
 

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He posted his pic dumb asses, he is really skinny.
 

ShawnD1

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If you want to lose weight focus on lower carbs, more dietary fat (preferably, most fat should be unsaturated, which is often not listed on the label - if there's 15g of total fat, and only 2g of sat fat, no trans fat, then that's roughly 13g of unsat).
trans is a type of unsaturated fat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cis–trans_isomerism
In general, such isomers contain double bonds, which cannot rotate, but they can also arise from ring structures, wherein the rotation of bonds is greatly restricted. Cis and trans isomers occur both in organic molecules and in inorganic coordination complexes.

The terms cis and trans are from Latin, in which cis means "on the same side" and trans means "on the other side" or "across"
When things have double bonds, they end up having a flat and triangular shape to them and it looks like >=<
If the chain extends in the upward direction on both sides, it's a "cis" configuration - same side. If one side of the chain approaches from the bottom and the other side approaches from the top, it's a "trans" configuration.

Trans is bad. It's similar to how you can't digest fiber, but instead of passing through it just clogs everything and gets in the way.



You're definitely right about avoid sugar-heavy meals. They make my blood sugar crash hard and I feel horrible afterward :\