Guys, Why do guys eat so much?

Question

Having been an college athlete, then committing to college athlete since graduation... then raising a couple of athletes as well... I figured that athletes eat a lot because we're burning calories... But alas, that's not so. Guys really just wake up one morning in their teens and start eating till... WHEN? 😂 😂 😂

Meanwhile girls tend to wind down on their eating habits once the glory days of college are over (except, perhaps, when we're preggers and can hoover a rack of ribs in record time 😂).

So, guys, what's the deal?

Do you try to maintain a healthy diet that aligns with your current level of activity or do you still have the same appetite you had as a college kid?
Do you eat a little more because you're anxious, perhaps, and juggle too many responsibilities?
Is there some other contributing factor?

MicahRaine · Accepted Answer

Do you try to maintain a healthy diet that aligns with your current level of activity or do you still have the same appetite you had as a college kid? Given that I'm headed to college now, I can't speak on this. What I can say though is I eat significantly less now than in high school. That's mostly due to lacking a healthy appetite though. Do you eat a little more because you're anxious, perhaps, and juggle too many responsibilities? I actually eat less. I lose my appetite when I'm overly anxious or busy. A big part of that is because growing up I always felt really bad for people who eat when they're sad, so I always refused to eat when I was sad even if I  needed  to eat. Is there some other contributing factor? If I was in Asia in a street market I'd probably go ham. That said, I have a fast enough metabolism that I wouldn't gain an ounce. Does that count?

Staximus · Accepted Answer

The more physically active I am, the more hungry I get. I used to have a physically demanding job bussing and barbacking at the biggest busiest restaurant in town (Claim Jumper). I would probably walk about 10 miles in a shift (carrying a bus tub half the time), then ride 8 miles on my bicycle home after work, too. I could eat an endless amount of food and not gain weight. My next job was just standing around cashiering and I drove to work. I went from 205 to 275 pretty quick because I kept eating like I was still working hard. I only eat half of what I used to now, I can't eat that much anymore. My weight has dropped to 235. After I get a couple surgeries I can start exercising again and get back down to 200

exitseven · Answer

I ate more during covid. I was unemployed and stressed out. My level of activity decreased as well. I was bored sitting around the house. I did not work out much and once I went back to work I only worked out on weekends. I have been retired for a month and I have already lost ten or 11 pounds and I can feel my body composition change.

Typicalcanuck · Answer

Young guys can eat until infinity. They're walking refrigerators. I see them at work during lunch. Their lunch alone would feed me for a day. And then they snack at their machines while they're working on top of that. I used to eat like that when I was young and not gain weight, but not now. I don't even think I eat half of what I used to. I can't be overweight at my age, my joints are too worn out to carry that around.

OfMiceandMen · Answer

I eat according to my level of activity. For instance if I've been out on the chainsaw all day (cutting and piling wood) I will eat enough for two. If I am in the office and not as active, I eat about half of what I would normally intake. Like a yogurt and apple for lunch and a small bowl of rice, black beans, a dollop of salsa and sour cream for dinner.

more_than_a_guy · Answer

Guys are generally bigger than girls. Their body composition is different than girls too, less fat and more muscle. So they need higher amount of calories to maintain their body.

Personally, I am an athlete, so I eat even more. But I distribute my meals well and I eat healthy foods.

SixFootSexy · Answer

Men tend to burn more calories than women, by quite a lot. Comes down to muscle and metabolism mostly. When I was a teenager, I would literally eat until I was tired and I was almost never full. Of course I grew 6" in one year.

Men and women need different things nutritionally. Women need about double the iron in their diet, while men need more potassium, for instance.

82lynx · Answer

I don’t eat a lot, certainly not as much as I used to. I gradually shifted over to taking in a lot of fluids and that cuts down on my appetite. Often times I consider eating to be more of a chore than anything. It certainly punctured my Gadget coat; last I checked I had lost nearly 30 pounds this way, even though I drink a lot of soda pop.

Phoenix98 · Answer

I've always been very active, did soccer and soft ball as a kid, martial arts later on down the line in middle school and highschool, played basketball, football and hackey sack all the time at school. And have been working out heavily for years on top of that I've been working a manual labor job for the last 5 odd years.

So I naturally need to eat a lot more food then most people I also just have a very high metabolism and just enjoy snacking when I watch shows or movies.

NathanDavis · Answer

these 200 pounds do need some fuel to work around, efficiently... lol I don't think it is much, it is just enough

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

If anything Dishy I'm the opposite. I tend to forget to eat sometimes. I only eat for sustenance anyway!

LiamJHayden · Answer

I run six days, workout otherwise each of those days, and have a high metabolism. I got hit with a case of vertigo in December and could not eat for four days. My weight dropped from 194 to 181.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

Don't open my appetite miss dish 😁 Actually i ate some raw walnuts and almonds! Now i'm going to drink a tank of fresh cold mineral water 🥴

AviatorTom · Answer

Simple physics. Guys are physically bigger than girls and need more calories to support that.

dolemite58 · Answer

When I was in high school and college I was an athlete and super muscley. Factor in I was still growing too the amount of food I could eat was just endless. I don’t eat that much now cuz I don’t need to anymore.

Ironco · Answer

Im from the generation of "Clean your plat, there are kids in Africa starving" I'm guessing that is why.  I own eat once a day now, though.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I sometimes eat too much out of boredom but I have tried to reduce my intake as I have gotten older.

jamesgoldman · Answer

I eat less than I used to but still eat more than many

dsrice071966 · Answer

I used to eat more then I got up to 255 pounds, now I am at 213 and I want to get to 175, eating less, but I still need to exercise more and get stronger, but I am losing some weight.

handsomelad70 · Answer

A lot of us are big boys and we love our grub.

Julian7312 · Answer

I try to keep things healthy so I can stay trim and keep fitting into my clothes. 🙂

Jay-_- · Answer

HEY😠 i can't help it 🫣 😂

jack1924 · Answer

Because we are big boys lol

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

We’re men. It comes with the territory

legalboxers · Answer

I dont lol. I dont even drink a lot

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