If some skinny people can eat a lot and anything without gaining weight doesn't it.....?

Question

stand to reason some overweight people can eat little and still not lose weight? Some of this maybe due to medical reasons on both sides but I know someone who is overweight, they excersize 4x a week, eat healthy and less than their thinner friends and still don't lose weight....I am with this person almost 24/7 so I would know if they cheated.....

Answer 1

Very true and an excellent point. It also means that when those people who are overweight due to slow metabolism lose weight, they are working far harder than those skinny people with the high metabolism, but this is often not recognised when it should be.

Tell your friend to keep up the good work, I'm sure they are very healthy regardless of their weight, with their diet and exercise routine. And they probably have a much longer life expectancy than those underweight people who abuse their bodies, don't eat healthily and never exercise. HTH : )

Answer 2

if an overweight person is barley eating anything and staying overweight its because they are actually not eating enough to keep there metabolism burning believe it or not. when a person starves themselves or eat less than 1200 calories or a low calorie diet etc. the body will hold on to all the fat it can to protect the body and muscle can be eaten away. thus no weight will be lost. thats why its recommended to eat small meals throughout the day to keep the metabolism awake, add in some exercise then the person will see results..
as for naturally skinny people well they are blessed with high metabolisms so everything they eat burns right up boy are they lucky LOL

Answer 3

You are correct my friend. At 5'7 tall and 140 pounds, and eating like a horse everyday I am skinny. I can eat anything anytime, exercise without worrying about it. My metabolism is very fast and burns really well. The Doctor has told me it will change when I get older. On the other hands, my brother which is about 5'9 tall and 350 pounds, doesn't eat half as much as what I eat and is... well you read it your self. His metabolism is very slow, he doesn't exercise, and prefers playing in the computer rather than running or exercising. I have watched my brother go days eating unhealthy foods such as salads and stuff to no avail. We share the same genes, but grew up differently, that may be the cause of why our metabolisms are so different.

Answer 4

these thin people may have naturally fast metabolisms and were born with a tall slender body type.some people are born with a more chunky type and slower metabolisms, its usually genetic.