Well, I've been 5'7 since I was about 17 and I've been fluctuating between 145 and 155 since. According to the people who like charts and **** that's basically flatline for my height. When I was muscular in high school I weighed more because I had muscle mass and thus muscle weight. I do have a fast metabolism but I also have a different approach at consumption control.
How much do I eat a day hmmm. Well over 2500 calories that's for sure. I'd say, about 2 American sized portions a day plus snacks while at work. When I say snacks I mean like Ritz peanut butter crackers, not really a sweet eating kinda person. Not to mention calorie intake during the day from drinking my Dr Peppers. I know good and well what calories are intended to stand for, but I tried explaining my stance on that to Kman in the past and I think I kind of have a good way to put it. I look at calorie intake like BMI. Most people know the BMI chart is bull**** in some form, however those might look at it. I find calories to be the same. It's a number with a perceivable meaning different to each individual because each body processes differently. Much like GHz on a processor. All in all it's a self control matter in my educated opinion, controlling your intake based on what you
know your body should and shouldn't have. If you go by numbers you're doing it wrong, much like how you can't calculate a processor speed compared to competing brand by GHz. If you know that buying a 1/2 gallon of ice cream (specific brand, flavor whatever) will result in you eating it all in one sitting because it's so good then maybe you should only buy a pint.....or none at all. You go to an all you can eat buffet, just because it says all you can eat doesn't mean you should eat until you feel sick or more than your regular daily average. It's a common sense thing, but really obesity comes naturally by not controlling your intake when you know you should "oh that extra piece of chocolate cake after this 3 course meal will be ok, I'll just eat small tomorrow". No, that's wrong. "If I eat this, this, and drink 3 cups of this I'll be right under 2500 calories"....again, wrong. 2500 calories could still be too much to process on a daily basis for your body and you could still gain weight slowly when trying to lose it. I had a friend that was once 350lbs by the time he was 22 years of age. He lost it all and is skinner than me at my height (he's almost skin and bones now IMO). His philosophy "put down the ****ing fork". I lost my train of thought so I'll end it here