Illya wrote:
<<Ahh, this might explain some things. People who can eat seemingly insane
amounts of calories and not gain weight (I am usually one of them) do so
only
when eating virtually no carbs, high fat, and appropriate protein.>>

Not in my case.  When I eat large amounts of meat and fat, and restrict
carbs, I gain some weight, which is a good thing.  When I eat a high-carb,
low-fat diet, I become underweight, no matter how much I eat.  As a
vegetarian, I would sometimes eat all four servings of a whole grain cereal
for breakfast, yet would remain underweight.

Also, there were overweight people who gained weight on an Atkins-type diet,
and lost weight on a low-fat diet.  There is no hard and fast rule that
dictates what kind of diet will provoke weight loss or gain for a particular
individual.

Cheers,
-- Aaron Wieland