That's another thing I can't get over. She's okay with stuffing herself, but she's not okay with stepping on a scale? On holidays, such as Thanksgiving or Christmas, I'll "pretend calories don't exist." Which is really just me acting like there's a black-hole in my stomach, and whatever I eat or drink those days, doesn't count. I've estimated I probably take in 2,800 to 3,200 calories -- which is well over my maintenance. But the very next day, as soon as the holiday is over, I immediately step on the scale to see where my weight is at. Three days before those days, though, I'll skip lunch each day. Even if I do eat over my maintenance on those days -- which is fucking easy because of all the sweets, meat and alcohol being passed around -- I don't gain weight. Fundamentally, I think this is what obese people do wrong. There is no person who has a "fast" metabolism -- they don't exist. There are only people who may gorge themselves one day, but because they eat modestly throughout the week, they don't gain weight.