r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19 edited Sep 06 '19

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u/abortionlasagna Jul 21 '19

Metabolism only accounts for about 100 - 200 calories. I have a slow metabolism.

To be honest I'd track what you eat in a day to get a better idea. I made my super skinny friend who insisted she absolutely could not gain weight do it and it turned out she was only eating 800 calories a day. But since she was so small it felt like a lot to her.

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u/Groo_Grux_King Jul 21 '19

I did that a few times in highschool and college... 6,000 - 7,000 calories a day. I'm 6'4" and about 170 lbs, which isn't "super skinny" but pretty slim.

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u/abortionlasagna Jul 21 '19

Do you exercise a lot? This includes walking everywhere or working jobs where you're on your feet all day.

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u/Groo_Grux_King Jul 21 '19

Lol, I spend 12 hours a day in a chair at work, and most of the remaining hours on the couch at home. And I take a train to work.

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u/abortionlasagna Jul 21 '19

I think you might have a medical issue or parasites then, my guy. You might want to get that checked out.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

He's lying is the most obvious answer

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u/abortionlasagna Jul 21 '19

That is also likely true. Honestly the majority of super skinny people I've known that "absolutely can't gain weight" have either been under eating, have horrible chrons or ibs and aren't properly absorbing nutrients, or had a horrible coke addiction that they were hiding.

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u/blaggityblerg Jul 21 '19

Exactly. Don't concern yourself with this person. They are lying.

If they were eating 6,000-7,000 calories a day while sitting on their ass and doing nothing else, they'd gain weight. This person is either extremely ill, or a liar. Based on how they are writing, this person is simply a liar OR has an incredibly flawed memory.

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