Ugh, just had to post watching a show on TLC "Fat & Back" which I think may have originally aired on BBC.... anyway, I am only about 3/4 of the way through but I had to post how ridiculous this is! For those not familiar it is about a women who thinks that "fat" people are all lazy and eat too much & don't move enough. Simple, but to prove her point she decides to gain weight ( I think close to 50lbs) to then lose it in 12 weeks. Sooooo, what has me fussing is this.... she had a difficult time gaining weight so she had to up her calories to over 6000 a day. That right there should have told her that her metabolism is NOT normal. She is now losing the weight eating about 1700 calories a day and exercising about 2 hours a day. (she lost 22lbs the 1st month)
Anyway, everyone is different. For myself, I will gain weight if I eat 1400 calories a day. In order to lose I have to be between 1100-1200 calories a day. I exercise about 4 days a week 45 minutes or so at a time. I stand on my feet at work about 5 hours a day 4 days a week as well, I obviously could do more BUT these are realistic amounts IMO.
Hopefully by the end of the show she will realize not everyone is built the same and she is indeed BLESSED to have the metabolism she has....I don't think so though, she is a real PILL!
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