Quote Originally Posted by inumbra View Post
this reminds me of a documentary about weight @Starfall posted a while back, in which people consistently of healthy weight agreed to eat way more food than they need for some length of time. a couple of the people didn't actually gain all that much fat, because their bodies apparently converted some of the excess energy to muscle in order to adapt, which increased their BMR. .
Yeah, it happens but it gets more and more difficult as you get older.