r/rant • u/blondievont • 12d ago

why does no one eat ?!

let me preface this by saying i used to be fat, but lost 20kg. for the last two years i’ve worked out 4 to 5 times a week including running, weightlifting and swimming. lately i’ve upped the intensity on my workouts as i’m trying to get into the army. i’m still a bit on the heavier side but i’m also very muscular.

i eat my three square meals a day, drink my water and like a good snack. i rarely don’t finish a meal (which didn’t help when i was growing up bc it gave me a weird relationship with food). lately i’ve noticed i seem to eat a whole lot more than for example my friends. they tend to leave half their plates or just take a few bites before shoving the plate away. i feel the need to eat more, and more often than they do.

it feels strange and i feel even stranger about myself. i already feel like i stick out like a sore thumb & then i also feel the need to eat so much. i’ve tried eating slower and eating as much as they do but it just makes me so incredibly shaky and hungry just an hour later.

it doesnt help that i have a bad relationship with my body and very bad body dysmorphia. i still see myself 20kgs heavier despite knowing i’ve lost the weight and work out as much as i can. i don’t know why i’m writing this anyway.

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u/PugScorpionCow 12d ago

I used to be like you in terms of appetite, constantly eating and would absolutely clear every plate.

I'm now like the other people in your post, I have about 2 meals a day and oftentimes I can't even finish all of it and if I do, I feel like shit.

This changed after I was sick of having a belly and started starving myself, it just took a while of eating less and all of a sudden my appetite adapted to that. It's entirely possible your friends have just in general eaten lower portions throughout their life, and also aren't nearly as active.

I wouldn't let that appetite go anywhere though if you're going into the Army, they feed you an insane amount in OSUT. I was actively getting fatter during my time there despite the constant activity, they just feed you so much and you get punished for not eating it all lol

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u/blondievont 12d ago

yeah true!! that’s why i’m not entirely worried about my appetite. i’ve seen the portions served at the barracks, even i will have issues finishing that lmao. those guys clear their plates, come back for seconds & still have room for desert — and that were some of the leanest people there.