Darn My Fast Metabolism

[Tala]

I'm also one of those people who loses weight TOO easily. I have to consume about 5000 calories a day (it seems) to maintain a healthy weight.
I'd love to go and eat 100% Whole Foods, but I'd seriously have to quit my job and stay near the kitchen full time instead.

I am a go and do person, I don't like to sit still long enough to eat

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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Metabolism is a cover word for thyroid and adrenal health.
Inability to lose weight, means your adrenals are not functioning, causing your thyroid to be sluggish.
I am slowly winning the battle, since learning how to heal and eat real foods.

 

[KinderKorner]

110 at 5'3" is not bad at all. That is a normal, somewhat smaller then most people weight.

I'm 110 at 5'7" And I don't look weird.

I gain about 5 pounds a week, because I eat like a pig.

But I have a lot of health issues and my body burns a lot of calories, plus I get so sick I go days without eating.

So I fluctuate. Between 105-117. I'm 115 at this moment.

Don't worry about it. I haven't heard anyone complain about being small. Be happy, because in 10 years you may not be this weight. I know I am fine with my size. But I don't try to be like this.

 

[deb1]

My son complains about being small all the time. Culturally, boys are supposed to look bigger then he does, poor kid.

120 lbs is very, very light for a six foot tall 17 year old but no matter how much he eats, he can't gain weight.

 

[Cetawin]

My dear I am 46 years old and have the same problem....you have me by plenty of pounds....I weigh 90.4 lbs. The only way I can gain weight and keep it....eat 3000 calories per day (minimum) and lift heavy weights 6 days per week. If I stop either.....it is gone in a flash.

It took me about 18 months to reach 131 lbs...it took me 6 months to lose it all.

 

[debilorrah]

While I understand the weight issues works both ways.... Us fat gals are discriminated against. Look at the wage studies!!! Makes me mad. Weight is not a good issue to deal with in either direction.

 

[Justino]

i got the same thing. ive been 125 since i was about 14. actually, when i was 16 i was 130.....about a month ago i was 119 O_O And im like 5ft 10! and MAN you should see how much i eat!

 

[b.hromada]

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All my boys, and I have 4 of them, are all very thin. My 17y/o is 6' 4" and weighs 140 lbs. barely. All of them are over 6 feet, other than my oldest who is 6 ft. even. My hubby is quite thin, he is 6ft. even, and weighs about 130, on a good day. His side of the family is very thin, all of them. Heck, when I was in my mid 20's I was really thin, now, not so much.

Sure wish I was, but my silly kids tell me that I was a twig then, and they like me better now. What do they know.

 

[lovesduckies]

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5 months ago i weighed 100 pounds. i am 22 and i was 5ft 3in. i did have a random growth spurt. then my boyfriend and i broke up in august. it was one of the worst break ups one can imagine... all i did was cry, lay in bed, eat CHEESE BALLS and drink dr. pepper (i learned that i had no friends cuz that's what i litterally did everyday. i barely went to school.. not a good idea in college). and now i weigh 125.

i am working on losing the weight i gained i don't like it.

soo my advice.. lay in bed watch twilight and new moon a million times (if you are into it lol) and drink tons of soda. that will put weight on you lol.

 

[lovesduckies]

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my brother is the same way. he's 6ft 2in and weighs like 120 or 125. he's 20 years old and eats fast food EVERYDAY! and his weighs like 225 lol (i can't stand her she's evil)