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Originally Posted by freelancemomma
My experience is very different. I have never seen a thin adult woman eat like a fat adult woman. Never. They may order the cheeseburger and fries, but leave half of it because they're "too full" or eat "light" the next day because their bodies dictate it. They often skip meals. They say they "eat what they want," but they don't want what we do.
Many people on this board (including me) have admitted to eating 5,000 or more calories per day on a semi-regular basis. I don't know a single thin person who does that. Until research proves me wrong once and for all, I'll continue to believe that people vary far more in their appetites and eating capacities than in their metabolisms.
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Oh my gosh, I could name off 15 people right now that I have known for years that do this without any consequences to their health or weight. My mother's friend struggles with putting weight on, she's usually always under 100 pounds and eats 4-5 plates at buffets, whole pizzas by herself, etc, and she does this daily. My best friend from college eats fast food every single day and she's 5'10 and 130 pounds. It's insane. And my cousin that I mentioned, if you saw her eat you would really wonder why she isn't 300 pounds. And neither of those 3 workout, ever.
I don't believe in statistics, I don't believe in studies and doctor's theroies and assumptions. I don't believe any two people in this entire world of 7 billion are alike. I believe that God makes us who we are and no science experiments will ever allow a person to understand why God does the things he does. Some people are born to be thin and never fight to stay that way, others are born to struggle with their weight and must exercise every single day just to maintain.
I've stopped questioning God. We will never understand why a non-smoker develops lung cancer or a healthy person drops dead of a heart attack. It just is and we are just people, fighting our own battles, dealing with our own issues. Some people can eat what they want, others can't. Check out some of those competitive eaters that train to eat 5,000+ calories in one sitting and some don't even exercise. They're out there and the majority of them are thin/fit. Life is definitely one strange miracle.