Originally Posted by
Perp
Genetics ftw. I eat 2 large bags of chips a week - but other than that, I eat healthy choices. Last time I got my body fat checked, I was @ 8%. I was 5'9 @ 155lbs. I'm actually down to 150lbs now. I generally eat 3500-4000 cals a day, but I'm pretty active. Gym 3 times a week, bike almost daily and run at least once a week.
My entire family is all small (at least my mom's side where I got my metabolism genes) and eat don't eat as healthy as I do. I can lose weight very easily but gaining is very hard for me.
My friend is kind of like you. 5'6" 115 lbs. He tries to get bigger, but goes about it entirely the wrong way. He will literally eat a bowl of crispy bacon while watching TV. Almost no exercise. He also eats at 1AM and whatever he feels like (anything with meat and extremely little greens). His comments are kinda wacky too. "I'm stuck at this weight, and nothing is working! I want to get bigger."
Well, what IS working inside of him is all that grease building up in his arteries. No matter what though, he won't listen because he wants to get big.
Genetics is not always ftw. Especially when it messes up someone's way of thinking!