re: If you're over 250 and under 6'

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I hit that mark at 13 so I would have to say my parents not knowing a damn thing about nutrition or understanding some kids can't eat, sugary cereal, fried foods, and processed crap and not gain weight.

Eventually got up to 400lbs in my early 30's. Down to 280 and still working on it.

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good for you, keep that up and don't ever let anybody or anything hold you back from reaching your ultimate goal. Honestly man thats really really impressive.

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I would have to say my parents not knowing a damn thing about nutrition

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Wife was watching "600 Pound Life" last night. I was reading the poli-board.

So they show a typical meal of this guy in Hull, TX, served by his parents:
- meatloaf (covered in sugary ketchup)
- mashed potatoes (thankfully, no gravy but probably extra butter)
- mac & cheese
- canned corn (probably w/ butter)

WHOA!!!! And I think this may be more typical (regionally) than you would think, or some variance of it. And to think, somewhere in the meal preparer's head, they thought "let's add a vegetable" and they settled on CORN!! Thinking they had made a wise, healthier choice.

Note: dude eventually did really well, and is probably going to make it at a healthy weight