When did healthy become skinny?

Sasssy69

When my ex husband left me three years ago, I dropped weight like crazy. I was riddled with anxiety and stress, so the weight literally melted off. I could barely eat. I went from a comfy size 10 (what I am now) to a roomy size 4...in about 3 months.

Everyone commented on how "good" I looked. I was so "thin" and had lost so much weight.

And I remember thinking, I would take back 15 pounds overnight to be rid of the anxiety and fear. To not have panic attacks. To not just survive, but to live. I "looked" like I had it together, because I looked "good."

I was skinny. But I was in no way healthy. Even at my weight now, which is about 20 pounds heavier than I was then, I'm healthier. Physically and emotionally.

But yes, our society sees "skinny" and thinks "healthy."

arispawild

healthy can be any size. i was 135 pounds at 5'4" tall for many years and frankly i was too skinny. 150 or 160 would be better for me. it's all about have good levels of cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and other things, not how much you weigh. my yoga instructor is physically bigger than me but she sure can twist and she's healthy.

i've never wanted to be a size 2 (thank God). i only want to be healthy.

That does not sound too skinny....
I'm 5'5 and 120. I'm like exactly average and healthy.