• can@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    What a helpful response!

    Gee, I’m sure glad I came to the comments to quell my confusion.

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        Do people really talk about their metabolism that much? Or are some people just so self-conscious about their weight and eating habits that they place particular weight on those comments such that they appear to be more frequent than they actually are?

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          6 months ago

          I got a lot of comments about my weight and eating habits when I was young, so ‘fast metabolism’ was an easy way out of the conversation even if it wasn’t true.

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          Or did some people’s parents unconsciously internalize it in them as a child? Or am I projecting?

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        6 months ago

        I feel like that’s a loaded term but I do know people who are going to have a rough awakening when they get older. (i.e. they won’t be able to eat like they used to without feeling/seeing it).