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living with an abnormally fast metabolism
I was born with an abnormally fast metabolism. My parents noticed it by the time I was 4 years old. I think they have high metabolisms too, especially my mom, but not like me. They were both college athletes and my dad played minor league baseball for a while.
I was always much hungrier than other people and I ate a lot more than normal. My mom would talk to our doctor about it. Despite many tests no problem was found. Around 7th grade my appetite got very large and my friends at school would even tease me about it.
In college I was living full time with other girls. I got very self conscious about my appetite and even started to think something might be wrong with me. I was training in swimming and I would eat 7000-8000 calories a day. People thought I might have an eating disorder or some other problem. It could be embarrassing staying over with other friends. I watched what my roommate would eat and tried to limit myself to that amount or just a little more. It was impossible. My stomach just needed a lot more than that. I saw more doctors with no result.
I am in my mid 30s now. I am 5'10" and 155 pounds. I am past most of the worry and self consciousness but I still feel abnormal. A while ago I started to keep track of calories and I was eating about 5000 calories a day. In January I started working out every morning with an hour of swimming and a 1/2 hour of weight training. My appetite increased immediately and continued to increase slowly over the next 2 weeks. Now I eat 6500-7000 calories a day - almost as much as I did in college.
I still find my appetite embarrassing from time to time. I feel better when I work out but I almost want to stop because it make me eat so much. I travel with a group of coworkers to various trade shows for work. I try to hide my appetite as best I can but it is harder now. I get hungrier in the afternoon and I need a larger breakfast.
I still want to know the cause of my metabolism. I know it shouldn't, but it still bothers me. At times I feel weird and abnormal. I am not sure how to handle this situation. Any advice is appreciated.
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