With you man.  I used to think I "needed" a lot of food because I was a big guy and a lifter - turns out I'm not actually a big guy at all; I have an average/small frame and I need normal people food (usually smalls at fast food places). I lift, and I'm pretty strong, but I think that's only because most people don't.  I'm not special; most people aren't. I think men think they're supposed to eat more for whatever reason.