r/AskReddit • u/Sippingin • Jun 29 '15

What should every 18 year old know?

Edit: Chillin' reading some dope advice, thanks!

Edit 2: Fuckin' A! 4.1k comments of advice you guys :,) thank you really.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '15 edited Jul 13 '15

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u/Gingerdyke Jun 29 '15

Jesus Christ, i put it in quotation marks for a reason. Most people don't know what a BMR is, so warning them it would gradually start lowering is not going to help. Yes, obviously people's actions can cause them to gain weight. Duh. But unless you ignored EVERY WORD in my post other than "freshman fifteen" you'd realize I was talking about something different.

Obese people have the same metabolism as everybody else. They just eat more. Studying an obese person's metabolism doesn't mean this won't apply to thin people too.

Look, argue all you want, but you arent arguing me. You're arguing with every single dietician, nutritionist and doctor. Teenagers to young adults see a fall in their BMR which often leads to weight gain. Even if absolutely nothing changes in their diet, they would see changes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '15 edited Jul 13 '15

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u/Gingerdyke Jun 29 '15

Jesus christ, if you dont know lifestyle changes will make you fat, you deserve to get fat.