Why do women who are older than me suggest that I'll become fat?

[Anonymous]

Women have been telling me since I was 16 that once I reach 20 my metabolism will slow and I will have to bust my butt in the gym just to stay at a decent size.

I'm quite a bit over 20 now and I still have abs and I hardly spend any time in the gym or working out. My diet is pretty much the same as it was when I was (which wasn't that bad to begin with). I love pizza and french fries and I still eat greasy stuff like that like once a week.

Women are still telling me that I'll become fat. Why do they say this?

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*the same as it was when I was 16

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So everyone eventually becomes fat

LOL

[Darkfairie17]

Some people's metabolism does slow down as they age. It all depends on genetics. I know some girls from high school who have gained a lot of weight after having kids and are having a hard time losing it, and they were size 2-6 before and now they are size 16-24.

It is fact that as we age our bodies do change. But I know people who are naturally skinny, it runs in their families and they are the same size since in high school, no matter what they eat. So I wouldn't always believe what people tell you. Some people just say that because it's what they have experienced.

Plus the girls that I know who have had trouble maintaining their weight, they didn't eat well at all. I eat well and I have gained weight, but my size hasn't changed much.

I have maybe only gone up 1-2 sizes since high school. But I've gotten taller and my body has changed (bigger boobs, bigger butt :P). But other than that, I have stayed the same (the clothes still fit!).

I think it has to do with genetics mainly. If your parents are still slim and they are older, chances are you will also stay slim.

[peace-love-couture]

"I'm quite a bit over 20 now and I still have abs and I hardly spend any time in the gym or working out. My diet is pretty much the same as it was when I was (which wasn't that bad to begin with). I love pizza and french fries and I still eat greasy stuff like that like once a week."

Because hormones, childbirth, gravity, aging and life catch up. Not everyone becomes fat, but if you aren't in shape now(meaning eating healthy AND exercising on a daily basis), chances are the habits in your youth WILL catch up & you'll reap the consequences.

It's like if I go tanning on a weekly basis and ask "why do people keep telling me I'll age like a raisin? I mean, I'm 18 and look 18 and people said I'd look old at 16, then 18 & they keep saying it." My habits would catch up.

I think you just want people to say "they're just jealous." but they're speaking the truth

[Asker]

Well first of all I don't eat unhealthy things on a daily basis and I do exercise on a daily basis so based on that I don't see how they would come to that conclusion.

I want people to tell me why they think women tell me that I will become fat. It's like saying that just because something happens to me it will happen to you. Just like they tell me I'll have sex before marriage. Umm...that hasn't happened yet either.

[Asker]

Doesn't seem like jealousy though because if they are sure I'll become fat, there's really nothing there to be jealous of.

Thanks for assuming though.

[peace-love-couture]

lolz

good for you. Asking a question and then arguing against every answer.

If you're so damn intelligent, why not ASK the people supposedly telling you this?

[lucky24]

i wouldn't say everyone becomes fat

but everyones metabolism slows down

im sad mine has gotten slower, I used to eat like a pig and I wouldn't gain a single pound, now I still eat like a pig but I have to do more to get rid of the extra fat :S

[Tacoman113]

gust start reducing the amount of food that you are taking in and don't worry this happens to everyone

[eaeaea]

Your metabolism does slow with age therefore IF you don't incorporate some kind of activity to your daily routine and keep eating the same, then yes you will gain weight with time... depending on how unhealthy your diet is and how much activity you actually do.

Those who are really very thin naturally, as they age usually, start to get a pop belly and cheeks even if they don't gain weight anywhere else.

[Asker]

I'm not thin I have a very lean body naturally that doesn't take much effort to maintain. I look like an athlete even though I'm not one (well not anymore but I wasn't a great athlete at any point).

They don't just say my metabolism will slow with age. They say I will get fat.

[eaeaea]

Not EVERY SINGLE person gets fat but the vast majority does with time. That is why it's important to have some kind of activity during your day, especially if you tend to eat processed foods such as pizza, hamburgers, and anything fast food related.

NOTE* Even if you're not fat, it's important to exercise for good health.. as you age that too becomes a problem. :]

[Asker]

I exercise I just don't bust my but working out at the gym every single day. I eat processed foods but only once a week at most.

I'm just wondering why women feel the need to tell me that I'm going to get fat. As though it's inevitable unless I live in the gym and go vegan.

[lelebear]

Oh my mom and aunts told me that same thing because they were all fat so they assume it will happen to you. It is true as you get older you do have to work harder although I would not call 20 older more like 30ish. But I am 35 now and am still a size 6 so it is not always true.

[WoIIie]

Bad habits tend to catch up to you one way or another.

If you eat unhealthy foods and don't excercise you're going to pack on the pounds as your metabolism slows down with age.

[Asker]

Yeah but why are they assuming that everyone has those bad habits? It's pretty annoying.

When I was 16 they were saying once I'm 18 I'll start getting fat, then when I reached 18 they said once I'm 20 I'll start getting fat, and so forth. I'm well over 20 now and there are no signs of any weight gain and I'm still toned. I don't live in the gym and I don't ban my stuff from indulging every now and then. There are plenty people who are 25, 35, 45...who are not fat.

[WoIIie]

You're not gonna see any effects until you get older. 20 is still very young. Your metabolism is fast and you probably expend a great deal of energy on a daily basis. But circumstances change and your metabolism gradually slows down.

[Asker]

I'm not 20. I'm in my mid 20's. People have been telling me for years that I will be seeing the effects soon enough. I understand that some people will end up being fat but they act like becoming fat is inevitable and everyone is going to be fat eventually (when they say that they don't mean pick up a few pounds they mean significantly heavier)

[WoIIie]

I think you might be taking this a little further than it ought to be taken.

[Asker]

I think people are taking it a little further than it ought to be taken by constantly telling me that I will become fat eventually as a 100% sure thing.

[WoIIie]

*eyeroll*

[ZenQueen]

its the norm for Americans, sedentary lifestyle, fast food, stress. Just being thin doesn't mean you are healthy.

[Asker]

I'm not thin, I'm lean (I even have legit abs) and I'm pretty healthy too so I don't understand why they say that as if it's inevitable for everyone. I've also never had a men tell me I'm going to get fat. It's always women.

[confuuuuuuuuused]

Because for most people it eventually will, not every person but most and it happens at different ages for everyone.

[confuuuuuuuuused]

No not everyone just the majority of people some people never lose their fast metabolism.

[Tacoman113]

in a sense yes but all you have to do is stay active and reduce the amount of food you take in

[dudeman]

because they want to excuse their lack of sexyness

[LuvBiddy]

They're jealous!