Originally Posted by shants
i cannot speak for anyone but myself, but i eat a ton of food -- protein, carbs, etc -- and absolutely cannot gain weight. i even rock protein shakes on occasion. my ridonkulously high metabolism is to blame for this, according to my doctor (that and the tapeworm). i wouldn't gain weight if my entire diet consisted in burger king "MEATNORMOUS" omelet breakfast sandwiches. granted, i would die of a heart attack first, but the point is that there are actually people who aren't skinny on purpose. i am not sure of how this came to be, but it seems that many "hipster" types fall into this category.
Would you rather find it impossible to gain weight or lose weight? Myself, I'm the opposite of you. 6'2" and 240lbs on a really large frame. i eat a great vegetarian diet with lots of exercise, but haven't managed to gain or lose much weight in almost 10 years.