RE: How eating breakfast made us weak.
I'll put it like this - some people are trying to lose weight no matter what. Some, like me, are trying to gain weight no matter what. And some(like yourself) are cruising somewhere in the middle, not particularly exceeding, but not failing at it either. My point being: you are the one with the most potential. You're the genetically gifted. You're good at it while not even trying. Can you see what I meant with dropping the norm? A lot more active than most your age? Please don't get me wrong here, but taking care of two children and hiking every other day is exhausting, yes, but shouldn't be physically demanding, and definitely shouldn't be considered exercising. But then again, who am I to be setting the norms.
I'm sorry if I offended you in any way with any of the above, I didn't mean to, I was trying to make a point and got carried away.
Anyways, good job on not eating meat. I'm a vegan myself(on nights I'm not having a hamburger).
No worries my friend. I didn't see anything to take offense to. I agree with you. These activities shouldn't be considered as exercise but more like a warm up possibly. I believe I be more exhausted mentally then physically by the fact of wanting to have the option if I feel like walking and caring my groceries. Don't get me wrong I am grateful to be able to do that much.Personally I would like to put on more weight. But I'm not sure if I'm burning more then what I take in or what.
It has a lot to do with genetics and how your body sees food. If it's constantly being fed, your body thinks either "winter is coming and we need to stock up with supplies", or, "there will be no winter, supplies keep coming in abundance, no need to stock on anything." It all depends on your genetics. That's why a skinny guy has a hard time gaining weight and someone who's fat just can't lose it no matter what. Again, most of this comes down to how restistant(or sensitive) you are to insulin.
Thank you my friend for taking the time to research these things and share with us. What would be a healthier way to put on more weight? Or maybe you'll discuss that in a later post?? I don't want to take you too far off the subject at hand.
A healthy way to put on weight is to put on muscle. And yes, I'll talk about specifics in some future post. Don't want to spam this post too much, since that's a whole new(huge) topic to cover. Thanks again for your awesome feedback!
Mutual love <3