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The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/Mundane_Upstairs9909 on 2023-08-11 23:24:30.
I'm a 30 year old woman and as I got to my late 20s I realized that if I want to be thin (like average/healthy thin, not super skinny, just not fat) I have to pay attention to what I eat pretty much every single day, all day long. I'm always hungry and up for eating snacks so 24/7 I have to be vigilent and make sure I'm not eating too much.
I don't even buy junk food most of the time or drink alcohol much, I don't know how anyone possibly stays thin if they're doing those all the time. I eat mostly vegetarian but I could easily eat like 3x the portion sizes of what I'm supposed to have for each meal, like it might be tofu and rice and veggies but I could eat a lot of it.
Is this just what it will be like for the rest of my life? I have to stay vigilent and think about what I'm eating every day 24/7 or be overweight? Are the thin people around me having to be careful with everything they eat every day and that's how they stay thin?
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Edit: It would be useful to know if people responding are men or women as it might be quite different