Reading that post helped to clarify a theory I've had about the differences in the eating and activity habits between overweight vs. thin people. We don't get to see 99% of other people's habits and lives that are the greatest contributing factor to their body makeup. One person might have a job that sees them walking around all day, while another sits. One person might eat slowly, stop when sated, and prefer lower-calorie foods, while another eats quickly for "entertainment" and enjoys "junk food" or high-calorie snacks. No one sees these habits, sometimes not even the person themselves as these things are just "normal" to them. But the mistake they make is extending their thinking of what is "normal" to others as well and then mistakenly attributing different body compositions to "metabolism".
For exampe, I know a couple - the girl is petite, thin, and fit. The guy has a pronounced beer gut and is probably 30 lbs overweight. The girl asserts frequently that she "eats a lot more" than her partner. She is a great example of not seeing the larger picture. He drinks a LOT. Like, multiple after-work beers per day, as well as regular weekend binges of 6-7 or more at a time. She is a very light drinker. She also goes to the gym multiple times per week. He sometimes goes, but not consistently. But she simply looks at mealtime and sees similar portions or maybe even smaller ones on his part and then attributes their different body fat levels to "metabolism".
For myself, I work a sedentary job. Recently I had to pack up and move a house, as well as carry out some rennovations on a new place. I was moving around for 10 hours a day for two weeks. Not killing myself or sweating, just moving and carrying boxes, painting, etc. Meanwhile because I was short on time, I was eating takeout, high calorie food. But I was so busy that I'd "forget to eat" and because things were packed away, I couldn't just reach for a bag of chips or a piece of toast when I felt like it. I lost 10 lbs in two weeks. It was a shock to look at the scale, but looking at my changed habits over that time, it made a lot of sense to me in this context.
Taking a step back from this, is seems obvious that one set of habits leads to a thin body composition, while another contributes to being overweight. Something to bear in mind. Changing a habit can change your life. Diets fail but shifting your "normal" to something different can make all the difference.
The TLDR is this: seemingly small differences in dietary habits and activity levels make large differences over time. Eat a little less, move a little more every day and you'll see results.
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