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As someone whose weight has been all over the place in my life, I really appreciate hearing this. I've known it is true forever, but it is rare to hear other pe
by issa 5y ago
As someone whose weight has been all over the place in my life, I really appreciate hearing this. I've known it is true forever, but it is rare to hear other people saying it. There is much more to weight than calories in/out. Some people can skip a meal without noticing, others count the minutes until the next meal.
I always flip it on its head. For some reason it is easy for people to understand that certain people would have trouble gaining 20 pounds, others could do it in a month easily. But when you talk about losing 20 pounds, people start talking about willpower.
- rich-cartwright 5y agoI've really never thought about that flip before.
- issa 5y agoI explain it that way to people all the time and they almost all say that.
- noduerme 5y agoI was questioned in high school in the 90s whether I had an eating disorder. I just ignore hunger until it goes away... I simply don't want food. I don't like to eat around other people, either. When I do eat, around 2am every day, I've really looked forward to it so it's pleasurable. But as a functional alcoholic I fully understand counting the minutes to something. This where "eating disorder" self control comes into play. I think of myself drunk just like I think of myself fat with a face covered in food in front of other people, and it's been enough to stop me for 20 years from hitting the bottle until work is over. On the subject of self control, everyone is a hero if you can find any at all.
- rich-cartwright 5y agoThank you for sharing.