You're Getting too Skinny?

JDMPWR

I got that same response from people at my part time job. I kept buying and rebuying clothes(work in retail) and all I would hear was "if you lose anymore their wont be anything left!" I would just smile and shake my head yes.

Jonesie1984

This has seemed to be the theme of the week my mom looked at me yesterday and said "that's enough, don't lose anymore".. Like I was 10 years old and asking to go out! Excuse me?! I'm not even at a healthy BMI yet and FAR from being anywhere near underweight... I can't help the way my body is proportioned (pear shaped so I tend to lose form the "top-down")..

I proceeded to tell her that I'm not doing anything "unhealthy" to lose weight- I watch what I eat, take vitamins, drink water and exercise and I've lost because of that. What's the problem.. Yes, I haven't been the weight I am in over 3 years but it's because I was lazy! Now I actually have some energy and am out and about. And it irks me when people tell me "that's not on your diet" or "you can't have that".. I try to tell them that i'm not on a diet, i've chosen to eat healthier and eat unhealthy foods in moderation..That's all.

Either way, I'm all about fitness (being strong opposed to skinny) and people I hope will see that. Ultimately I think it's because they don't have the discipline to change and there just might be a hint of jealousy in your accomplishment. Happy lifestyle change! We're here for ya!:drinker:

melibea

I absolutely know what you are talking about!

About two years ago I went from 160 to around 130 and everyone told me I should stop losing weight because I was too skinny. I mean, I'm very short and at my height, some bmi calculators said "marginally overweight".

My parents, sisters and friends all told me to stop losing weight because I was getting to skinny. They even gave me the nickname "Size 0" (when I was actually a size 8) just to mock my weightloss. My mom wanted to force-feed me junk often and my teenage sisters COOKED for me (that NEVER happens) to make sure I was eating! My boyfriend seemed to be the only person who saw the weight-loss in a positive way. Oh and this one friend of my mom's who said "you need to lose more weight" lol.

I think it really has to do with people being used to seeing you a certain way. My mom especially compared my new body with the old one all the time. Like "you lost your round cheeks", "You have no but now!", "Where did your boobs go?", "you're face is so different, you must be sick!".

I really just ignored everyone who tried to stop me, or tried to explain that I my height I could weigh less and still be very healthy. However I gained about 10lbs the last two years and haven't lost much since I started back again, but I know they're ready to start complaining about me being "too skinny".