What’s with middle-aged men who are overweight but barely eat at all?
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Do they hold back because they’re worried young women will be put off if they stuff themselves? It’s such a classic fat-person thing—never eating in front of other people.
Even when we go for yakiniku, I’m still at the age where I want to eat a lot, but they won’t order anything (maybe three kinds of meat, one serving each), and when they say things like, “You won’t be able to eat all that” or “You’ll gain weight,” it really annoys me. I could understand it if I were overweight, but I’m slim with a BMI of 16, so being told I’ll gain weight by some potbellied fat guy makes me think, “And what gives you the right to say that?”
I’m Maezawa from the president’s office, and I’ll answer too.
I think it’s because your basal metabolism slows down, so you gain weight even if you don’t eat that much.
> Even when we go out for yakiniku, I’m at an age where I want to eat a lot, but he barely orders anything.
That’s sad. Even if a man doesn’t eat much, I think it’s normal for him to keep ordering plenty of food. Maybe he doesn’t have much money.
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I’m Dai, a male member.
It’s kind of ironic for an overweight man to tell someone, “You should gain weight.”
But a BMI of 16 is considered underweight enough to pose health risks, so I thought it might be better for you to put on a little weight.
I suppose that’s none of my business, either.
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I’m Kida, the representative.
Just as the questioner said: what is with them? Rich guys who are overweight but barely eat. Then there are the fat guys who don’t even sweat—and those who have terrible skin despite being fat.
It’s honestly exhausting. What is with them?
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It’s Joe. I’m just nervous. Really!
But I do enjoy watching people eat a lot, so please don’t hesitate to order whatever you like.
The reason your papa (a male supporter) hesitates to order may not be that he’s stingy, but that he doesn’t want anything to go to waste. If you’ll eat it all, Joe won’t stop you. Next time, try declaring, “If there’s any left over, I’ll eat it all!”
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I’m Aya, a female member.
I once asked my papa, “Why aren’t you eating?” He replied, “When I’m with you, I’m so full of happiness that I can’t get any food down.”
Apparently, he was only half-joking. He was originally average-sized, but he kept losing weight, which started to worry me.
That said, I really don’t understand an overweight papa telling the person asking the question, “You’re going to gain weight.” I think you can just ignore him. Unless you ignore him, he probably won’t realize that it bothers you.
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I’m in Seattle.
It’s because the guy is stingy and broke, so he can’t order much meat.
If you eat a lot, he might cut your allowance even more.
Just use the allowance you got to buy some takeout. It’ll taste better that way.
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I’m だて◎ゆめ, a male member.
Haha（笑）
What a fun question（笑）
Well, I think you’re generally right, as you say, but some people are simply prone to gaining weight（笑）
Everyone has their own circumstances, so please don’t be too harsh—be kind and get along with them（笑）
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
I think it’s easier to gain weight without eating much because your basal metabolic rate has gone down. Also, due to hormonal factors, men tend to store fat around their stomachs.
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