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To wonder how she's not overweight?

173 replies

Dranktoomuchpepsi · 06/05/2020 11:59

Slim! DFriend eats

Breakfast - Smoothie then Diet coke

Lunch - 2 piece chicken and chips with a drink.

Snack - maybe a chocolate bar.

That's it. Sometimes she will eat a bag of crisps to herself in the evening. I'm so jealous and she knows it Grin I'm so baffled as to why she isn't overweight? She's a size 8/10 and looks great.

Drives everywhere so not really walking anything off. Will skip for 20 minutes 3 times a week but that's it. Again, I'm so envious Sad

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FeelinFagin · 06/05/2020 12:00

I don't get it.

Is this a reverse?

Or trying to be humorous?

firstmentat · 06/05/2020 12:00

If that's all she eats it seems she is under eating rather than overeating?

EllaAlright · 06/05/2020 12:01

What does she have for dinner? That menu isn’t particularly calorific.

LatenightSleeper · 06/05/2020 12:02

But she’s not overeating Confused

thatcarolebaskinbitch · 06/05/2020 12:03

That will work out as less calories than she should have in a day so of course she's isn't overweight.

Shoppingwithmother · 06/05/2020 12:03

Is this meant to be a joke?

Chinesetakeawaay · 06/05/2020 12:03

Why would she be overweight? That probably only just about gets to 2000 calories a fay

OneThingAndThenTheNext · 06/05/2020 12:03

That’s fuck all food. Not healthy admittedly but not a lot there!

Lucked · 06/05/2020 12:04

Did you forget to include a dinner of a large Dominoes pizza and death by chocolate cake all to herself?

She is having one solid meal a day..

imsooverthisdrama · 06/05/2020 12:04

Is that it ?
That's not a lot of calories really ,
Chicken is quite healthy depending how cooked , chips are they oven or fried ?
It's not a healthy diet is it .
Some people are naturally slim but the diet is shocking like may eat very little but they eat chocolate instead of a meal .

tiredanddangerous · 06/05/2020 12:04

She’s not overweight because she isn’t eating enough calories to put weight on.

Sigridalpine · 06/05/2020 12:04

Really don't get this. She clearly doesn't overeat, and exercises too. Are you trying to be provocative or something like that..? If you're just insecure about your own weight and hope to get others to criticise your friend, then that is a shame.

Iooselipssinkships · 06/05/2020 12:05

Because she barely eats anything and doesn't seem to be eating a dinner from your description?
Aside from that genetics, metabolism, age, hormones, hollow legs etc

FanSaBhaile · 06/05/2020 12:05

Are you saying she's eating too much or too little? That's not very nutritious food, but it's not much food for an adult to eat so no wonder she's not overweight.

JasonPollack · 06/05/2020 12:05

What?

aLilNonnyMouse · 06/05/2020 12:06

The actual food doesn't matter. Just the calories. You can lose weight drinking nothing but full sugar coke if the rest of your diet balances it out.

Pelleas · 06/05/2020 12:06

I would be more worried about your friend becoming malnourished on that diet - very little variety and fresh food in it.

madcatladyforever · 06/05/2020 12:06

I had a colleague who looked like a supermodel, she was around a size 8 5 foot 10 and gorgeous, she used to eat all day long, sweets, crisps, chocolate, big meals, she never stopped eating.
She said she never out weight on no matter what she ate. Her hair used to grow really quick too, she could cut 6 inches off and it would grow back in no time.
It used to piss me right off, I used to become a pudding just looking at one.

KnobwithaK · 06/05/2020 12:06

Well it's not a very healthy diet, but that's not because there're too many calories- just not enough veg!

LagunaBubbles · 06/05/2020 12:06

Do you both have eating disorders or something? If you think that's overeating then you certainly do!

GoldenZigZag · 06/05/2020 12:07

If you think that's a diet to be envied I think you need to go away and do some reading.

StudentHelp · 06/05/2020 12:08

She doesn’t eat much and skipping for 20 minutes without a break would actually burn a decent amount - around 200 calories and depending on the size of chips etc she’s potentially only eating 1800 ish and you didn’t mention her height for an idea of BMR

ScarfLadysBag · 06/05/2020 12:09

Confused She's not overweight because that's bog-all calories.

sociallydistained · 06/05/2020 12:09

Your friend probably doesn't even eat much over 1200 calories. Why would she be over weight. Her skin might not be glowing though.

StudentHelp · 06/05/2020 12:10

You also didn’t say whether the chocolate bar is a freddo, a boost duo or those 300g Cadbury’s/galaxy slabs you can buy!

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