Reply #37: good post, i think a lot of people lack basic powers of observation [View All]

[pitohui]

i am thin but i have eyes in my head and i'm not an idiot, how do you not see that thin people eat/cook way more than (most) fat people?

my hubby weighs twice what i do and he eats half the calories of what i eat

i'm completely convinced there's a genetic component and a medication component -- too many people i know get on meds and that's the end of them being able to maintain their weight, important classes of medications (SSRIS, steroids, hormones) are KNOWN to promote weight gain

it's my belief that the metabolites in the water also promote weight gain in the susceptible and i suspect a lot of this is behind the obesity epidemic

you young-uns won't believe me, but back in the day EVERYONE drank coke and ate cheeseburgers yet there would be one fat kid to a class -- being fat while young was UNUSUAL