Skinny people....

girlypop
girlypop Posts: 80
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
Does anyone else kinda hate those naturally thin people who never worry about calories or weight?

I know it's partly jealousy because I would love to be one of them! but seriously how is it fair that I have to count and monitor everything I eat, and others blithely go through life without a care and just eat what they feel like?

Logically, I assume they've just net less calories during their life on average, but why wasn't i one of those people? I've always been heavy and it sucks a little bit.
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  • Michelle_M2002
    Michelle_M2002 Posts: 301 Member
    I know. Not fair.

    Remember this though... skinny does not always equal healthy!!!

    :hugs:

    God bless!
  • Apryl546
    Apryl546 Posts: 909 Member
    Exactly what Michelle says.

    Skinny doesn't always mean healthy.
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    hey so my bestie is one of those ppl...

    she is 46 kilos but i'm telling you she nets a crap load! she eats 3 meals of maccas, kfc, or kingsleys a day

    i wish i had her body ><

    it's funny though cos i'm so much fitter than her though lol
  • mghane
    mghane Posts: 109 Member
    exactly! skinny does not equal healthy. Also, as age goes up, metabolism goes down and so if such people continue eating "whatever they want" and it happens to be unhealthy... it will catch up to them. I'm thankful that my body has let me know when I'm being unhealthy otherwise I may have never done anything about it!
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    YES. Ugh...but I've realized that skinny does not always equal fit!
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
    I am naturally like that,but unfortunately got into the habit of eating around 6,000+ calories per day, which brought my weight up (and losing is much harder for me than maintaining, which I can do on twice the recommended amount of calories ^^).

    Skinny alone isn't beautiful though, is all I will say. I would much rather have a really pretty face, and have to count calories...I dont have the best immune system, am very prone to ear infections, and have had some hard knocks in life.

    I could ask the same thing, "Why did that have to happen to me?!" for many things. Being skinny easily doesn't mean you have more money, are healthier, happier, etc.
  • L2M1D52
    L2M1D52 Posts: 616 Member
    I know. Not fair.

    Remember this though... skinny does not always equal healthy!!!

    :hugs:

    God bless!

    I agree^^^ I use to be one of those skinny people that ate anything and everything and never gained a pound... Then my 20's slapped me in the face. However, back then I wasn't very healthy, would most likely cough up a hairball climbing stairs.
  • Ashleysh22
    Ashleysh22 Posts: 204 Member
    Exactly what Michelle says.

    Skinny doesn't always mean healthy.

    seriously - as I used to be one of them. super skinny and extremely unhealthy. I started getting kidney stones at age 12 and had seizures as a toddler.

    and just for karma's sake - I got to college and started drink beer and shot my metabolism to health, gaining 40 pounds in 3 months. Now I am just like "everybody else" in that I have to fight the calories too alongside the health issues.
  • CindiBryce
    CindiBryce Posts: 438
    I have never heard of a healthy person who "blithely goes through life without a care and just eats what he/she feels like eating". If they don't monitor what they eat, they are not healthy. Thin doesn't necessarily mean healthy. Part of the reason they remain thin may be a fast metabolism, but their metabolisms will not be as fast once they get older.
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    its not as simple as that.

    more than likey they are watching what they eat..or eating healthy. anyone, will gain weight if they over eat.
    those people are probably pretty active.
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    My boyfriend is naturally thin. He can eat and eat and eat and maintain his weight.

    It isn't all it is cracked up to be either. Yes, he eats healthy and that is why he has a very low amount of body fat. But, remember that all things come with ups and downs.
  • Just_Bethy
    Just_Bethy Posts: 272
    My mother...5 foot nothing..3 kids... weighs a hefty 76lbs...My sister...41 ..4 kids 5 foot 1...a hefty 89lbs....Me? heh..210lbs a few month back...yeahhhhh impressed..not..BUT..heres the thing that cheers me up..They both smoke..they look like they have 12 year old bodies and 50 year old faces...(except my mum looks 80...well CREEPY..!!! They look SO freaking weird...my 12 year old says they have been photo-shopped!!! BWAHAHAHAHA
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    I have never heard of a healthy person who "blithely goes through life without a care and just eats what he/she feels like eating". If they don't monitor what they eat, they are not healthy. Thin doesn't necessarily mean healthy. Part of the reason they remain thin may be a fast metabolism, but their metabolisms will not be as fast once they get older.

    I am 35 and my boyfriend is 35, well.. 36 as today is his birthday. We both have pretty high metabolisms. So, don't assume that just because you are older means your metabolism conks out. If you treat your body well, it will respond well. We eat every few hours - which definitely helps. Not everyone's metabolism dies after 30.
  • girlypop
    girlypop Posts: 80
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  • girlypop
    girlypop Posts: 80
    I am naturally like that,but unfortunately got into the habit of eating around 6,000+ calories per day, which brought my weight up (and losing is much harder for me than maintaining, which I can do on twice the recommended amount of calories ^^).

    Skinny alone isn't beautiful though, is all I will say. I would much rather have a really pretty face, and have to count calories...I dont have the best immune system, am very prone to ear infections, and have had some hard knocks in life.

    I could ask the same thing, "Why did that have to happen to me?!" for many things. Being skinny easily doesn't mean you have more money, are healthier, happier, etc.

    lol true i was just b*tching and complaining. there are definitely worse things that could happen in life than being fat. plus it's possible to count cals and lose weight, but damn it would be nice not to have to worry
  • inlander
    inlander Posts: 339 Member
    I hate when people seem to be naturally skinny, but I think that it's because the tools they need to maintain their weight/be healthy are naturally ingrained in them. We just have a bit of a learning curve. ;)
  • Luckymidgetcricket
    Luckymidgetcricket Posts: 4
    it's only something that 2% of the population suffer from, and I married one of them! My husband can eat 5,000 cal a day and not gain an ounce, while I sit next to him shoving down salad and I gain the weight like it's an Olympic sport or something! You are right, it is disgusting and is VERY unfair :(
  • Luckymidgetcricket
    Luckymidgetcricket Posts: 4
    my husband's 38 and he's STILL waiting for his metabolism to slow down.....
  • Sunjenk
    Sunjenk Posts: 139 Member
    It's such a stressful feeling to feel compelled to count calories and try try try to look like others who are 'better' looking. Drives me nuts everyday! One day I feel like being overweight will just not matter to me.

    I like to think that in my old age, I will move to the south, take up Paula Dean type cooking (where theres never enough butter), and enjoy what time I will have left by overfeeding those around me with love and butter.

    Did that even make sense ?? :P It's just how I feel!!
  • Zebraone
    Zebraone Posts: 13
    When I was younger I could eat whatever and gain a pound but as I got older it all changed and I started to gain. I wish I was still able to do that but unfortunately I'm not. So I know how you feel.:wink:
  • Mommawarrior
    Mommawarrior Posts: 897 Member
    Life isn't fair. Complaining about it doesn't help. And hating those who are skinny, whether they are healthy or not, won't make you lose weight. It just makes ya seem like a bitter person.
  • girlypop
    girlypop Posts: 80
    Life isn't fair. Complaining about it doesn't help. And hating those who are skinny, whether they are healthy or not, won't make you lose weight. It just makes ya seem like a bitter person.

    lol i know but sometimes i'm weak and a touch bitter too.
  • rbloedow
    rbloedow Posts: 47 Member
    Onbe you reach your goal, and track you food for long enough, you will become one of those people. Once you turn the changes you're making to your diet into habit, you'll reach a point where you won't really have to think too much about it.
  • HappyLuna
    HappyLuna Posts: 112
    Skinny isn't always healthy but obese is never healthy. Hate whoever you want, it will never help you.
  • CourteneyLove
    CourteneyLove Posts: 246 Member
    ugh i completely agree!!! it kills me and it's totes not fair..
    the other day i stumbled across a show called 'skinny vs. supersize' and it was very interesting to see the differences among each and how unhealthy they were.
  • poisongirl1
    poisongirl1 Posts: 93 Member
    My ex-boyfriend was like that, he was 6'4" and about 140-150lbs. Yeah, he weighed that little, and yes, he did look like a skeleton. Every bone in his body stuck out, and all he did was eat. I know he wasn't healthy because he basically lived off junk food and candy. But it was a little frustrating, seeing him eat anything and everything and be so freakishly skinny, even though I knew he had to be unhealthy. He also thought he had Marfan Syndrome (never got an official diagnosis though), so that might have contributed a little, and having a huge dent in his chest must have weighed a little less than a normal chest.
  • ladyluck4210
    ladyluck4210 Posts: 107 Member
    Some people have to fight genetics. Others don't. I know growing up I was always a heavy girl. I have 1 brother who is 35, he eats whatever he wants and still has a six pack. And I feel as if I gain weight just looking at a brownie! I have another brother who was super active in high school and was tall and thin. Now he's kinda fluffed out a bit. And then my other brother and I have always struggled w/ weight. I decided when I turned 28 that I was going to get off my lazy bum and fight through genetics and be healthy.

    Even though I'm still significantly heavier than I should be, I've lost 41 lbs. I know that I am well on my way to a healthy life. I feel awesome pretty much all the time b/c I know i'm doing the right things and my body is thanking me for them!

    I have a lot of skinny friends and have become very jealous of them in the past. If there is anything that I've learned from this journey is to NOT compare myself to other people. It can be very hard some times, but I've grown so much. I have learned to just worry about my own body. I need to be happy with what I have and be excited about where I am going to be.

    I think I can attest for most people on MFP that this is a life long journey. Some of us have to fight through genetics and keep our head in the game for the rest of our lives.
  • kitinboots
    kitinboots Posts: 589 Member
    I met my bff when I was a cashier in a supermarket, and she would come in at lunch everyday and buy nothing but chocolate. She's a tiny girl with big fake boobies, and no matter what she eats, the worst that happens is she gets a little bloated.
    I used to envy her, but then I realised how much i love my own body, I love the food I cook for myself and I love allowing myself the odd treat.
    A treat isn't a treat if you eat it all the time.
  • TazzyDB
    TazzyDB Posts: 224
    My husband is one of "those" people. He has the metabolism of a goat and is a food pusher to boot! Life is SO not fair!
  • CoachMaritova
    CoachMaritova Posts: 409 Member
    it isn't always fair to assume that a person is 'naturally thin.' You may not realize how that person eats on a regular basis. Trust me, I have been hated most of my life for being thin. Most of those haters don't realize the issues I have had with Anorexia. And now that I have lost 30 lbs the comments are starting up again... really not cool.
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