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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I bike to work every day. I typically ride 1-2 hours per day on the weekend, or go for a run and also lift weights once or twice a week. In the winter, its cross country skiing, and walking home from work (5km). I'm sure I get more exercise than average. Sadly, I am "obese". I also don't eat out much due to being celiac. Some people just have a hard time losing weight. My father-in-law is skinny as a rake and never does any exercise at all, while eating whatever he wants.
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Not picking on you personally, but it's comments like these that I think are a bit part of the problem. When I'm out with friends and family, I typically eat much more / less healthy than I would otherwise, because I'm in good company and want to enjoy myself. However, outside of gatherings like that I eat very little and stick with as healthy food as possible.
So I know many people's perception of me is "he eats whatever he wants and never exercises, but he's thin". I think it's just used to rationalize their behaviour and that weight is somehow out of their control.