Anyone else who can eat whatever they want yet stay slim like me?

BillyBatty · 27-11-2010, 12:24

I dont eat that healthily, though I try to eat fruit and veg and don't really exercise except when Im walking to the chip shop

I just don't know how people these days are getting obese without even trying

gmphmac · 27-11-2010, 12:35

I suspect you have a fast metabolism

Make the most of it

whackyracer · 27-11-2010, 12:37

You might be slim, but you don't sound very healthy and slim people can still get heart attacks etc, it's not all about the aesthetics. My other half is the same and gets exactly the same lecture from me

missloo · 27-11-2010, 12:44

I was fine till I hit 25!

Now I can't get away with eating everything I want

just some of it

LostFool · 27-11-2010, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by missloo

I was fine till I hit 25!

Now I can't get away with eating everything I want

just some of it

I'm exactly the same. Until my mind-20s, I could live on beer, burgers and pizza and be as skinny as anything - if anything, too skinny.

Then, one day, a switch flips in your metabolism and you instantly the pounds pile on.

stvn758 · 27-11-2010, 13:47

I can, put on a little weight as you get older. Still have to watch those arteries though, just because you stay thin doesn't mean the fat is staying in there.

welwynrose · 27-11-2010, 14:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by missloo

I was fine till I hit 25!

Now I can't get away with eating everything I want

just some of it

I was the same until I hit 35

parthy · 27-11-2010, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by missloo

I was fine till I hit 25!

Now I can't get away with eating everything I want

just some of it

Same thing happened rather swiftly to me around the age of 19. I see it as a positive though that I can't eat the same junk I could as a teenager. It's nature's way of ensuring you eat healthily as an adult, I reckon.

parthy · 27-11-2010, 14:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by whackyracer

You might be slim, but you don't sound very healthy and slim people can still get heart attacks etc, it's not all about the aesthetics. My other half is the same and gets exactly the same lecture from me

My boyfriend is the same, and when I give him the lecture, he just shrugs.

trevvytrev21 · 27-11-2010, 15:35

I have a fast metabolism too, but still try to eat as varied a diet as possible.

On holiday/Xmas time I do put on a few lbs but they're fairly easy to take care of.

If you're eating loads of crap OP, maybe a little detox would be a good idea? You may not be porky, but perhaps your skin isn't in good condition, your hair lank/greasy? Just a thought.

BillyBatty · 27-11-2010, 18:02

I look and feel fit and healthy. I do also take zinc tablets for skin and immune system and vitamin c

AppleTango · 27-11-2010, 20:12

I was once put on a 4,000 calorie a day diet by my dietician for six weeks.

At the end of the six weeks I had lost 3lb.

Andy2 · 27-11-2010, 20:43

I suspect the OP is below middle age and has a quick metabolism. I was like that and as thin as a rake (9 stone) until I hit my late 30's and then very slowly I started to gain weight. I am now steady at 11 stone and I have to watch it otherwise it starts creeping up again. The joys of getting older...

parthy · 27-11-2010, 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy2

I suspect the OP is below middle age and has a quick metabolism. I was like that and as thin as a rake (9 stone) until I hit my late 30's and then very slowly I started to gain weight. I am now steady at 11 stone and I have to watch it otherwise it starts creeping up again. The joys of getting older...

That switch hit me at 19.

dosanjh1 · 27-11-2010, 21:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by AppleTango

I was once put on a 4,000 calorie a day diet by my dietician for six weeks.

At the end of the six weeks I had lost 3lb.

4 Apple Tangos a day?

Swarfega · 27-11-2010, 22:46

As others have said - it's a metabolism thing which will probably at some point slow down.

I was the same until my mid 20's - very very sedentary life style but could eat and drink anything. Then the pounds came piling on. I know have a job which means I'm on my feet walking around, going up and down stairs virtually all day - and still the tummy is there. Lord knows what size I'd be if I had a desk job.

whoever,hey · 27-11-2010, 22:50

doesn't mean you cant have a heart attack

sharon curtis · 27-11-2010, 23:12

A friend of mine's husband was very slim and did a manual job. He had to have a quadruple heart by-pass.

bubbsy · 27-11-2010, 23:51

I was like that when I was younger. I used to have a lovely fattening M&S dessert every day at work and not put on a pound - much to some of my colleagues' amazement. I used to actually lose weight easier than I could put it on. All changed when I got into my 30s.

indianwells · 28-11-2010, 03:52

Enjoy it while you can OP. It will change, guaranteed.

sherer · 28-11-2010, 12:10

i'm the same I assume I must have a high metabalism and so never but on anyway.

I'd actually not mind adding a bit of weight \ muscle but even taking protein shakes etc never had any affect on me

whoever,hey · 28-11-2010, 12:32

sherer, you need to exercise aswell.... not just take protein shakes.

sherer · 28-11-2010, 12:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by whoever,hey

sherer, you need to exercise aswell.... not just take protein shakes.

I do, I go out cycling 30 miles plus most weekends but still seem to stay the same weight

27-11-2010, 12:24	#1
BillyBatty Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3,413	Anyone else who can eat whatever they want yet stay slim like me? I dont eat that healthily, though I try to eat fruit and veg and don't really exercise except when Im walking to the chip shop I just don't know how people these days are getting obese without even trying

27-11-2010, 12:35	#2
gmphmac Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Everywhere Posts: 2,082	I suspect you have a fast metabolism Make the most of it

27-11-2010, 12:37	#3
whackyracer Guest Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,792	You might be slim, but you don't sound very healthy and slim people can still get heart attacks etc, it's not all about the aesthetics. My other half is the same and gets exactly the same lecture from me

27-11-2010, 12:44	#4
missloo Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,823	I was fine till I hit 25! Now I can't get away with eating everything I want just some of it

27-11-2010, 13:04	#5
LostFool Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 59,737	Quote: Originally Posted by missloo I was fine till I hit 25! Now I can't get away with eating everything I want just some of it I'm exactly the same. Until my mind-20s, I could live on beer, burgers and pizza and be as skinny as anything - if anything, too skinny. Then, one day, a switch flips in your metabolism and you instantly the pounds pile on.

27-11-2010, 13:47	#6
stvn758 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,338	I can, put on a little weight as you get older. Still have to watch those arteries though, just because you stay thin doesn't mean the fat is staying in there.

27-11-2010, 14:35	#7
welwynrose Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Welwyn Garden City Posts: 29,549	Quote: Originally Posted by missloo I was fine till I hit 25! Now I can't get away with eating everything I want just some of it I was the same until I hit 35

27-11-2010, 14:44	#8
parthy Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,010	Quote: Originally Posted by missloo I was fine till I hit 25! Now I can't get away with eating everything I want just some of it Same thing happened rather swiftly to me around the age of 19. I see it as a positive though that I can't eat the same junk I could as a teenager. It's nature's way of ensuring you eat healthily as an adult, I reckon.

27-11-2010, 14:45	#9
parthy Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,010	Quote: Originally Posted by whackyracer You might be slim, but you don't sound very healthy and slim people can still get heart attacks etc, it's not all about the aesthetics. My other half is the same and gets exactly the same lecture from me My boyfriend is the same, and when I give him the lecture, he just shrugs.

27-11-2010, 15:35	#10
trevvytrev21 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 15,867	I have a fast metabolism too, but still try to eat as varied a diet as possible. On holiday/Xmas time I do put on a few lbs but they're fairly easy to take care of. If you're eating loads of crap OP, maybe a little detox would be a good idea? You may not be porky, but perhaps your skin isn't in good condition, your hair lank/greasy? Just a thought.

27-11-2010, 18:02	#11
BillyBatty Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3,413	I look and feel fit and healthy. I do also take zinc tablets for skin and immune system and vitamin c

27-11-2010, 20:12	#12
AppleTango Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,799	I was once put on a 4,000 calorie a day diet by my dietician for six weeks. At the end of the six weeks I had lost 3lb.

27-11-2010, 20:43	#13
Andy2 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vault 101, Cheshire Posts: 10,186	I suspect the OP is below middle age and has a quick metabolism. I was like that and as thin as a rake (9 stone) until I hit my late 30's and then very slowly I started to gain weight. I am now steady at 11 stone and I have to watch it otherwise it starts creeping up again. The joys of getting older...

27-11-2010, 20:51	#14
parthy Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,010	Quote: Originally Posted by Andy2 I suspect the OP is below middle age and has a quick metabolism. I was like that and as thin as a rake (9 stone) until I hit my late 30's and then very slowly I started to gain weight. I am now steady at 11 stone and I have to watch it otherwise it starts creeping up again. The joys of getting older... That switch hit me at 19.

27-11-2010, 21:51	#15
dosanjh1 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,803	Quote: Originally Posted by AppleTango I was once put on a 4,000 calorie a day diet by my dietician for six weeks. At the end of the six weeks I had lost 3lb. 4 Apple Tangos a day?

27-11-2010, 22:46	#16
Swarfega Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 1,462	As others have said - it's a metabolism thing which will probably at some point slow down. I was the same until my mid 20's - very very sedentary life style but could eat and drink anything. Then the pounds came piling on. I know have a job which means I'm on my feet walking around, going up and down stairs virtually all day - and still the tummy is there. Lord knows what size I'd be if I had a desk job.

27-11-2010, 22:50	#17
whoever,hey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,072	doesn't mean you cant have a heart attack

27-11-2010, 23:12	#18
sharon curtis Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,723	A friend of mine's husband was very slim and did a manual job. He had to have a quadruple heart by-pass.

27-11-2010, 23:51	#19
bubbsy Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,607	I was like that when I was younger. I used to have a lovely fattening M&S dessert every day at work and not put on a pound - much to some of my colleagues' amazement. I used to actually lose weight easier than I could put it on. All changed when I got into my 30s.

28-11-2010, 03:52	#20
indianwells Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,236	Enjoy it while you can OP. It will change, guaranteed.

28-11-2010, 12:10	#21
sherer Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,718	i'm the same I assume I must have a high metabalism and so never but on anyway. I'd actually not mind adding a bit of weight \ muscle but even taking protein shakes etc never had any affect on me

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Anyone else who can eat whatever they want yet stay slim like me?

28-11-2010, 12:32	#22
whoever,hey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,072	sherer, you need to exercise aswell.... not just take protein shakes.

28-11-2010, 12:37	#23
sherer Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,718	Quote: Originally Posted by whoever,hey sherer, you need to exercise aswell.... not just take protein shakes. I do, I go out cycling 30 miles plus most weekends but still seem to stay the same weight