Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?

Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by randlet on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @01:42PM (#10975049)

Based on all this discussion I regret using the phrase "it's your fault" which sounds too aggressive. Instead I wish I just emphasized that regardless of biological and societal pressures everyone of us does possess the ability to control your weight. Specifically by accurately counting calories (with a food scale) and tracking your weight you can adjust your caloric intake to lose, gain or maintain weight.

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Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by nommm-nommm on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @01:50PM (#10975092)

>everyone of us does possess the ability to control your weight.

Yes, buy only to a degree.

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Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by aantix on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @02:06PM (#10975204)

It's just not the simple. The body fights back with a caloric reduction either through drowsiness, reduced thyroid, and hunger pains. The body wants to maintain.

It's easy to posit so that some people's responses may be more intense than others.

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Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by npsimons on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @02:22PM (#10975307)

It is that simple; it's just not easy. Having been there, yes, it was hard. But it was also worth it, and I didn't have to change my gut biome or epigenetics to do it.

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Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by aantix on Monday February 01, 2016 @08:17PM (#11017076)

Again, that was you. And your level of difficulty may not be equivalent to someone else's. Our responses can be different, some more intense than others.

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