Has anyone else been thin before?

em9371

I guess I'm the first no then? I have never been skinny or really ever been ok with my weight. When I was 9 my mum took me to the doctor and told him she wanted him to put me on a diet because I was fat. Looking at the photo's I was a very healthy weight but my sister was very underweight. It was around this time that my unhealthy relationship with food (eating in private, binging etc) started and I've been battling it ever since.

Me too! I was fat as a kid, got down to 130lbs by eating pretty much nothing last year of high school, went to college, put weight back on and have been up and down several times lowest 170 highest 256 since then

em9371

I guess I'm the first no then? I have never been skinny or really ever been ok with my weight. When I was 9 my mum took me to the doctor and told him she wanted him to put me on a diet because I was fat. Looking at the photo's I was a very healthy weight but my sister was very underweight. It was around this time that my unhealthy relationship with food (eating in private, binging etc) started and I've been battling it ever since.

Me too! I was fat as a kid, got down to 130lbs by eating pretty much nothing last year of high school, went to college, put weight back on and have been up and down several times lowest 170 highest 256 since then

Elf_Princess1210

I was always a little chubby growing up. I lost weight during my first marriage( I learned when under extreme stress I lose weight) but after I ran from my first husband I gained a ton of weight. I lost weight while in nursing school ( 45lbs without trying) and when I graduated I gained it all back.once I got remarried I ate like hubby and gained even more weight. I got pregnant, miscarried and ate for comfort too. I'd like tone able to get to a healthy weight so I can enjoy my life and buy cute clothes

bringit30

I was never skinny, but there was a time I looked good and had my curves. My lowest weight was 135 and I LOVED that weight and I looked good. Hoping to get back there someday. I am only 5'4, but that weight suited my body.

MelMoly

I was perty skinny in the beginning of highschool...it wasn't pretty. I never want to look like that I want to be strong and awesome looking

getfitdiva

Yes I considered myself thin in high school (105-110) but very athletic and college (115-120) just busy and didn't eat out as much w/ limited funds. I have always been bigger at the bottom so butt, thighs, calves were the big assets that kept me curvy. Now after getting married and having 2 kids I gained. I'm back down to 131 (on a good day) and I consider myself fit and healthy with some much needed toning after having kids. I don't want to be as thin as high school and college, but I want to get to a comfortable weight I can maintain w/ fluctuations 120-124 is the range.

ldalbello

Yes I was thin all my life until I hit 30. Besides a desk job, I was drinking alot and just ate whatever I wanted. The problem was that every time I looked in the mirror, I saw the old skinny me. It wasn't until someone (mom) pointed out that perhaps I should lose a few pounds that I realized what I had become. It's just like how fat people get skinny and when they look in the mirror they still look fat to them. I was the opposite. Strange eh

gigiangelique

yeah all my life! now im a hungry hippo and guess what i dont want to embrace my curves i want to fit in my size 4 jeans again

CiciPorcayo

In highschool I was a size 1, 105lbs and I am 5'2 I got pregnant shortly after and had my son which with him i gained 60lbs. Not healthy at all... and only lost 10lbs after he was born... with my daughter i lost a lot of weight pregnant with her then only gained about 20lbs which put me at 145 after. I toook the depo shot about 6 months ago a nearly gained 12lbs.. I stopped that and hope to lose weight now I just wanted to see who shared my experience and how I really wanna see my skinny body again....

astovey

nope :-P

Debbe2

YES, in a dream once :happy: Actually I have never been thin. Was petite and curvy as a kid, then very overweight and very curvy for many years. Now I'm seeing glimpses of the petite me again but a better version!

commotionstrange

Yep, I was thin and super healthy until I was around 17-18. I was a competitive dancer and horseback rider, and although I always had curves I was pretty thin (around 125-130 with tonned muscle- I'm 5'7).

Problem was, when I quit all of that (crazy teenaged reasons) and started working full time in a mall saving up for university (mall food...ugg!), I found out the hard way that I had only been able to eat the massive quantities of food I consumed all the time because I was so active! I had always been so active that I had never learned to eat like a 'normal' person.

I still have troubles with portion control, but I've gone back to dance and soon to riding as well. My career is full of healthy types (environmental field) so I don't have as much trouble eating well at work. Although I got up to over 190 lbs (gasp!), I've been able to get that down to 163, and am aiming to get back down somewhere around 130 by April/May. Dance is so much easier when you're thin!

I think if you know you've been there, it's easier to know that you can get back to it. We actually have the easier road than those of us who were never thin or have never really exercised. We know what our bodies can do, we just have to make them do it again!

Good luck everyone

BrittanyErin1217

I was thin in a very unhealthy way...I never ate and once I took care of my eating disorder I went in the total opposite direction I ate constantly and now here I am. Its going to be hard to not go back to my old ways counting calories because thats how it all started but I believe I can do this the healthy way this time.

valeriebpdx

I graduated from HS at 5'7" and 96 lbs. I rarely exercised (except to walk everywhere) and ate whatever I wanted, which is why I am now fighting my way back down from the 160s. The first 20-30 lbs I put on looked great, which is why I didn't get it under control sooner.

Birmangirl2010

Yes, for years I was thin; when I got married, 37 years ago (yikes), I weighed 96 lbs. that is thin for 5' 4" - I also ate what I wanted. My weight stayed constant for years until I got a fairly sedentary job and the weight went on. I felt overweight for me, and needed to lose 35 lbs. Now I have about 5 lbs to go. I'll never weigh 96 lbs again, but that's fine...

Mom2M_and_O

Yeah, I was about 115 pounds in high school -- almost 20 years ago before it was really popular to be super skinny and back when a size 8 was super tiny. I look back on my prom picture and see my collar bone and shoulder blades sticking out -- I think I was too thin for my particular frame, but being fat or thin never ever crossed my mind. We just didn't have junk food in the house and I walked to and from school everyday with 40 lbs of books. I gained weight after I got married and had money for junk food. Even though I'm 5'3", and most 5'3" women want to be less than 120 pounds, I'm aiming for 140. I'm noticing that the older you get and the thinner you are, the older you look -- definitely don't want that! Plus I have pictures of myself at that weight, and I looked AWESOME -- even though I thought I was fat. /sigh

navywifeandmomof4

growing up i was a toothpick when i meet my husband 12 years ago i was 5'8 and 99lbs. had a dr. told me to cut back on my soda back then a 12 pack would last me a day or 2.so i did and stated to eat more drink less soda and i started to gain some weight then after having 3 more boys my weight went up with each baby..over the years i slow shrunk I'm now 5'7 in Feb. this year my weight was 184lbs. i was out of shape.. right now I'm about 3lbs from what i was right before i got pregnant with our youngest:happy:

angiemartin78

I struggled with my weight in elementary school, but once i hit middle school, i shot up to 5'5" and was down to around 125-130 pounds. Stayed around there, even dropping down to 110-115 in my late teens early twenties...Then I got pregnant and gained 90lbs!!! Lost most of it, down to 150 and maintained...Until I got pregnant again.

PinkAndSparkle

yep. I was skin and bones when I was 19-22 when I was eyeballs deep in bulimia. Now I weigh more, but much healthier.

charlotteandalfie

Before I had my baby I was the weight I am now which is 116lbs so ive always been slim when I was at school I was 110lbs and looked awfully thin. I've always had curves though even at my Lowest weight xx

novalh42

I was super skinny as a child up until I moved in with my dad just before 9th grade. I remenver going back to visit my old teachers and one of them commented that I was getting fat! I was 5'2, medium build and was UP to a "whopping" 105 pounds. I guess I did look fat compared to what I was when I lived there. I know now that 105 was far from fat. I gained a little more during high school, I guess I weighed maybe 120 when I graduated, still far from fat. Now at 200+ I know that I really am fat now but I look at clothes from when I thought I was fat before and wonder what the heck I was thinking. I would LOVE to get back in to those size 11 Rocky Mountain jeans!!! I would like to get down to 140 which is probably still overweight for my height but I will be much healthier and should be able to maintain that weight. Once I get there we'll see...

EricMurano

Nerp I've always been tubby

sykin

I was always tiny growing up and then became unhealthy in high school - I was SUPER skinny. I never want to be THAT thin again. I gained a bunch after leaving high school and 2 kids later, I'm working to get back down again. I swear I'll make it! Someday....

kenzietea

I was thin/fit my entire life until about 3 years ago, when I screwed up my knee and received bad news around the same time. Nothing will make you gain weight quite like being sedentary and depressed, its a really bad combo!

nbaxter1104

I was 130 maybe 135 at my peak in High School. Once I had my baby although I only gained 20 pounds, i stopped exercising and eating more since I stayed at home. I am also trying to keep my curves, but I just want to lose my tummy and some legs.

MadeInDR022

I've NEVER been thin...I think. I've always had a chubby face and I don't remember EVER being thin. That's why my goal isn't to get thin...just to get to a happy and healthy median

xSophia19

last time i was thin with no chub on my stomach or legs, was 10 flippin years ago!! as soon as i hit the ago of 10 the weight started creeping up! and ive never had the will power to do something about it when i was younger. thats why im here today, to change my life around, go from a really big girl who got bullied all through high school to a nice slim young woman i will get there one day ha! will all be worth it tho

mgmlap

I weighed 125 during my first marriage..then gained tons of weight due to PCOS kicking in and depression from being in a awful marriage.
I managed to lose weignt and get to 150..but did it without changing my diet..just worked out.

Now..I am 135..I eat Primal..and work out 6 days a week...I think I am way healthier now than when I was 125..I had no muscle mass. I am trying to get more lean..so will see.

I dont think I ever want to be 125 again...I had no curves

TamaraGraceS

Last time I was thin... 1988. I am going to make it!

barbijean29

I was Tiny in growing up.. when I met my husband i was all of about 85lbs. Until I got pregnant with my oldest and I put on about 90 lbs or so then we got married and I got pregnant with my son put on another 40 i couldn't lose and 7 mo later got pregnant again.. now weighing in over 200lbs can't get it off at all.. its been 9 years since i had my last child. I have tried lots of diets and things but can't get anywhere.. I am hoping MFP helps me..