How can you have a great metabolism?

Question

I'm chubby even though I workout, eat Lean Cuisine, and play soccer on a team. I have a skinny friend who plays video games all day, doesn't play sports or anything, and eats junk food. I wish I had the metabolism he has. How can someone have such a great metabolism?

Answer 1

A lot of it can be genetics.  Other times it can be hormones.  Have you brought this up with your doctor?  You also didn't say your age or if you were a guy or girl.  This does make a difference.  

Answer 2

Lean Cuisine is garbage, nothing but chemicals in those meals or processed foods in general.  you need to consume whole foods.

everyones body is the same but slightly different.  you have to use the cards that you are dealt with.  some people don't have to watch what they eat and some do.

Answer 3

Eat 4 to 5 small meals a day. It helps youre food digest faster. Do not eat everything really fast eat slow the slower you eat you wont feel bloated. When you feel bloated youre matabolisim gets really heavy and it cannot digest fast.

Answer 4

It is all about your body type.  By the sounds of it, going by your description, you are considered a "Endomorph".  This means you have trouble losing weight, big bones, and in your terms... "chubby".  As for your friend, he sounds like an "Ectomorph".  these bodytypes have trouble gaining weight (also known as "hard-gainers"), have little muscle, and a fairly fast metabolism.  the only other bodytype is a "Mesomorph", and they are considered "Genetically Gifted" (you can search them on the Internet).

To help your situation, you may want to start eating 6 small meals a day, to keep your metabolism going (healthy meals).  Make sure you are getting 25-30g of fibre a day, drink LOTS of water, and have quality protein at every meal.  Also, the lean cuisine may not be the best route, because of all the sodium content.  If you are trying to help your fat burning, you could try HIIT or Tabata Training, you can find different methods all over the Internet.

Hope this helps, and good luck :)