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Why ‘Naturally skinny’ is BULLSHIT

I keep seeing people say how jealous they are of people who seem like they can eat whatever the fuck they like and not gain any weight. I’m going to tell you that 99% of the time it’s all bullshit. This post is long and idk who needs to hear this, BUT I know for a fact that people who say “I eat a lot but don’t gain weight” don’t just have a ‘fast metabolism’. Either:

secretly have an ED

I (and maybe even you) have definitely used this excuse before, so why can’t they?

they actually overestimate how much they eat

Look, my skinny friend (6 feet tall and 150) used to always claim that she ate *so* much but couldn’t gain weight, but I observed her for a week at lunch and noticed she’d take a huge af plate of food, but everytime she took a bite out of something and she didn’t like it she’d leave it and not touch it again. She’d never end up finishing even 1/3 of her plate, but she’d think she ate a lot just because she’d taken a lot, but didn’t really.

they do a shit load of sports and walking

I’m on holiday in Italy right now and I noticed most people my age are really skinny even though the food here is super rich and calorie dense. Why? This place is REALLY hilly and you have to walk everywhere to get to where you want to go. In fact that’s how I lost 15 pounds last year even though I literally ate pasta and ice cream every day. So of course the locals are going to be skinnier than average. If your ‘naturally skinny’ friend walks long distances every day or plays a lot of sports then they’re probably underestimating how many calories they’re burning.

they smoke/vape excessively

Everyone knows that nicotine makes your metabolism faster and lowers your appetite, in fact most people lose about 20lbs after starting. Your friend might reach for a cig or a vape when they’re hungry instead of a snack and just end up eating less overall. Loads of people who smoke have compared the feeling after to that of eating a meal.

They have low muscle mass

Loads of teenage boys complain that they can’t gain weight even though all they do is sit and play video games all day (look, I know boys tend to weigh less than girls on average anyway) When you think about it, although that doesn’t burn many calories, it’s not toning the muscles either. Fat weighs more than muscle which could mean their weight is low but that’s just because all that’s on them is fat.

they have a medical condition called hyperthyroidism

SO many people who think they have a ‘fast metabolism’ actually end up being diagnosed with hyperthyroidism which is the actual cause of it. Especially if they have lost a lot of weight for no reason. That’s the only way you could have a fast metabolism, and people tend to not get it checked because they think they were just born that way. Or they might just have a tapeworm ☺️

or they are just a little kid.

Many kids, but not all kids, are skinny af. This is because of a combination of having more energy to run around and play (like my 9 and 11 y o cousins) and not having gone through puberty yet. For example, of your friend is a girl who is super skinny with a ‘cereal box’ body type she probably will gain weight later in life. It’s a matter of time really, wether it’s when they’re 20 or 40. My mom was like this and people thought she was anorexic when she was in her twenties but it didn’t last forever and now it’s hard for her to lose weight.

So yeah tldr, people who think they’re naturally skinny most of the time just overestimate how much they eat. If they’re actually eating that much, however, it’s probably a thyroid condition or a lack of activity. I just really wanted to put this out there so maybe someone could see it and feel better.

Figured I would share my favorite quick and easy safe food:

Microwave egg white omelettes!

All you gotta do is crack two egg whites in a mug

Add whatever veggies you want

And microwave for around 90 seconds or until done!

I love this. It’s so good and is only around 35 calories! Such a great staple for breakfast

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you’re allowed to settle for a calm life, despite people on social media making it seem like you should do all these adventurous things. you don’t have to travel far and wide in order to be happy. you don’t have to have an amazing career in order to be proud of who you are and your life. live your life the way you want to, calm lives are good. a calm life is what i’m aiming for.

“Jeff Wysaski, an artist based in Los Angeles, printed out some fake Halloween costumes and hung them up around a real costume store.”

City Solarpunk vs. Country Solarpunk

So lately it occurred to me that it seems like you could split people’s ideas about Solarpunk into two categories: “City” Solarpunk and “Country” Solarpunk.

 “City” Solarpunk:

 Tends to focus more on the idea of cities as humanity’s future, and how to improve them to that end. Better urban design/planning, apartment living, walkability, better streets, better communities, etc. Want to make cities “greener” in both tech and look.

“Country” Solarpunk:

 More of a focus on the idea of Earthships and the Homestead, as well as a preference for smaller communities closer to nature. Preference for self-sufficiency for the household and the community. 

Both of these outlooks are perfectly valid! (Though I’m partial to City Solarpunk myself) In my opinion, any realistic future is going to include a little of both. This is also very much based on my own observations and ideas, so take this with a grain of salt. I just find the differences in what people think about when they think of Solarpunk very interesting. 

Annihilation (2018) Directed by Alex Garland

lmao i lost at least 7 followers after reblogging that…. anyway if you exclude nonbinary people you’re ignoring the white stripe of the trans flag; aces and aros are not straight and thus lgbt+ because theyre literally not attracted to the opposite sex, trans women are real women, and physical dysphoria is not required to be considered trans