Why is it that I can guzzle down food almost all day and not get fat?

Daveyboy · 8 Jun 2007 at 11:57

You're obviously not drinking enough beer

joeyjojo · 8 Jun 2007 at 14:02

GordyR said:
For anyone who wants to have an idea of how to construct a reasonable diet, take a look at my thread in the sports section. The diet section is not just for bodybuilders, it applies to everyone.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17401146

Gonna quote this as it's such a good read.

Excellent job

OpenToSuggestions · 8 Jun 2007 at 14:07

geuben said:
How old are you? I used to eat loads and loads and always stayed around 11 - 11.5 stone. But in this 2nd year at uni its starting to catch up to me and ive gone up to about 13stone (im 5 ft 9 ish), time to do some exercise this summer.

at uni you really need to make an effort to keep the weight off. pizzas drinking take aways. the student life does come with a trade off. u have to do plenty of exercise lol

[TW]Fox · 8 Jun 2007 at 14:08

I thought of this thread just now when I had some KFC.

Sp00n · 8 Jun 2007 at 14:09

Metabolism.

I'm exactly the same, if i go for a dump i can lose weight.

22 - 5'11" / 10.5stone and haev been for the last 5 years.

NiccoLau · 8 Jun 2007 at 14:11

AMD643000+H said:
hey dudes, I spend at least an hour a day biking, a bit walking and a fair bit of time on the ol comp listening to music (Sway at da mo).

Its not like I excersize that much but i'm not couch potato. I just wonder sometimes how I can eat so much and not get fat! anyone else the same?

im 5, 11. and weigh just under 11 stone.

chuurs

high metabolism rate.

Styles · 8 Jun 2007 at 14:56

Sp00n said:
Metabolism.

NiccoLau said:
high metabolism rate.

God help us. Read the thread and in the process gain some knowledge of diet, carlories, protein, carbs, fats, metabolism and how it works because clearly you all have no idea about this. Read GordyR's sticky in the SA.

The rising obesity rate comes as no surprise, nor does the fact that every day I see massively underweight stick thing people. It's one extreme or the other. Me and GordyR have posted exactly why you won't be putting on weight or you will.

You simply cannot put it down to metabolism there are WAY too many other factors to take into account.

joeyjojo · 8 Jun 2007 at 15:00

GordyR said:
Secondly you are all blaming your metabolisms. Again, incorrect.

A persons metabolism is determined mostly by their eating habits. ...your eating habits which make by far the biggest difference.

Think of your metabolism as a furnace. The more you feed it, the harder it burns. The less you eat the slower it becomes. It's a natural mechanism designed to promote fat storage in times of famine.

Obese people have on average the fastest metabolisms. Quite simply because they eat a lot of food very frequently. This is why dieticians recommend 5-6 smaller meals a day. Rather than the traditional three.

Volcs · 8 Jun 2007 at 15:24

Volcs said:
Everyone posting complaining about their metabolic rate - you do realise that this is not a set thing? So stop making excuses.

Copy and paste alert!

Things That Affect Your Metabolic Rate:

Muscle - More muscle increases your RMR, (resting metabolic rate)

Age - Your RMR decreases with Age A decrease in your RMR can be due to genetics.

The Weather - Living in a cold enviroment can increase your RMR. I know this sounds strange but you expend more energy while moving around in cold weather. It's a a lot easier to move around in summer but more of an effort to "get going" in winter.

Meals - Small regular meals will increase your RMR.

Pregnancy - It can increase your RMR.

Crash Dieting - It will decrease your RMR.

Supplements - Some supplements can raise your RMR.

...and I'm going to resort to quoting myself.

Haircut · 8 Jun 2007 at 16:10

I find alcohol consumption is what throws me off balance with regard to my weight.

If I cut down on my drinking and carry on eating my normal diet I lose weight reasonably rapidly.
I'm a fairly large guy, 6'2 15 stone and about 15% bf so I need quite a bit of food to keep me going but it's scary how many of my calories seem to come from alcohol

If I actually put my mind to it and stopped drinking I'd be in great shape!

Depth · 8 Jun 2007 at 17:24

Because I eat so much, If I stop lifting, doing HIIT and boxing, I put on weight at an alarming rate. Im lucky in that I have a high insulin sensitivity naturally, which is only boosted when I exercise, meaning I can eat quite a lot of crap on top of my usual diet and still have a fairly low bodyfat level whilst keeping my lean mass. All my friends say Im mesomorphic, but i don't really believe in all that body typing as everyone is different.

If I ate the same without the exercise, I would be a lard arse in no time. We polynesians seem to kind of just be big people anyway, my uncle is massive (with a massive gut as well) and he never lifts weights at all, even my 16 year old cousin is already 14 stone or so.