I have a thyroid issue, a badly broken arm and an injured back.  I'm still not fat. I don't like the shape I'm in right now.  But my BMI is under 25.   I have a thyroid issue, I have a prescription for Synthroid.  That's a life long challenge. I broke my wrist badly.  A few dozen x-rays, a CT scan and several weeks later it's a minor miracle I avoided surgery. While living one-handed, I contorted myself trying to handle something heavy with one arm, and pulled a back muscle badly. So, despite several weeks of not being able to cook or exercise properly with my injured hand, despite being basically immobile for a week with my back, and despite my thyroid issue, I'm still not fat.  I'm in much worse shape than I was, and I wish I could cook and exercise and get in better shape...but I'm out of shape at a healthy weight. It makes it tough to have sympathy for people who talk about thyroid issues or not being able to exercise...  Just don't buy bullshit.  Buy healthy food.  When I'm lying on the couch with an injured back after doing nothing all day and I'm "hungry" but don't want to eat anything because I only have fruits, vegetables, nuts and ingredients in the house and I'm tired of eating fruits, vegetables and nuts, I guess I'm not that hungry. No exercise, thyroid issue, it's still hard to get fat if you make good food choices and have self-control. I'm in my late 30s and it pisses me off to hear fat coworkers and acquaintances younger than me talk about how lucky I am to have a good metabolism.  Look, if I had a good metabolism, I wouldn't need the Synthoid.  Did you consider that maybe I just put a lot of effort into educating myself, eating well and being physically active? So yeah, I'm out of shape right now.  I will work hard and it will take time to get back into reasonable shape after my arm and back are better.  Fat people telling me how skinny I am, how I don't need to worry about my weight and what great shape I'm in because of my "lucky" metabolism are frustrating me.  If I spent the last two months believing them, I'd probably be about to hit a BMI of 25 and taking baby steps towards hamplanet status.  Thankfully I've spent enough time overseas to know what a normal human is supposed to look like, and at least I'm eating well. That's it, that's my rant.