• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    You just described how it works! People get mixed up on calorie intake. I’m scrawny, but when I eat, I eat. No calories other than beer at night. Not a Coke, not a single pork rind, not even a Jolly Rancher. Nada.

    So people see that and think, “Gosh! Wish I had a metabolism like his!” Nah. I just don’t eat in between meals.

    • Jay@lemmy.ca
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      3 hours ago

      Yup pretty much. When I’m working and doing a lot I eat like a horse, but days I don’t do much I don’t eat much either. And I haven’t gained weight in over 30 years despite people predicting otherwise. (Well, a little but mostly muscle mass… I was 165 at 16 and in my 50’s I’m 180 now with the same 31" waist.)