Did anyone NOT have a weight problem as a child?

just4nessa

I didn't have a weight problem until I was in my teens; as I matured I realized my mother's attempts to demoralize me were driven by her jealousy and resentment. I've struggled on and off with my weight but have come to accept that her opinions do not define my self-worth. I continue to exceed my own expectations and accept that I will never have her support. My weight does not define me or my success in life, and my happiness is not dictated by a number. I am healthier for having lost weight but I do not let yesterday's demons define my today.


ETA: spelling bee champs can't let some things go.

Fat_Cat_Bride

I was always very skinny for my entire childhood, as well as throughout my teenage years.

I got pregnant at 21 and packed on the weight (about 75lbs) and within 5 months of giving birth found myself pregnant again and so it all went downhill from there.

Not only did my weight change after children but my body shape in general and my metabolism, it all went south, so now I'm trying to turn that around.

gingerveg

I've never technically been overweight in my life-ever. Not everyone on here starts "overweight". Personally, I was able to get a hold of my weight before it got out of hand. There are many of us who are just looking to lose a few pounds and/or get healthier. :flowerforyou:

mfpcopine

I didn't have a weight problem, nor did anyone in my family. One of my siblings was husky, but not really overweight. As the years have passed everyone has gotten overweight or obese except me, and in my case the pounds still have crept up.

I think the main reason many people who were thin in their youth gain weight is a failure to adapt their changing metabolisms and activity levels. If you're no longer in your 20s or even youthful 40s and playing sports every weekend, you can't eat the same way. Many people are in denial.

mfpcopine

I've never technically been overweight in my life-ever. Not everyone on here starts "overweight". Personally, I was able to get a hold of my weight before it got out of hand. There are many of us who are just looking to lose a few pounds and/or get healthier. :flowerforyou:

I'm the same way. Somehow, folks like us never get as much credit or sympathy as people who completely let themselves go. But as you no doubt know, it takes a lot of discipline to get a grip on this when people around you (some of whom are overweight and obese) act as if you're being alarmist or vain.

gingerveg

I've never technically been overweight in my life-ever. Not everyone on here starts "overweight". Personally, I was able to get a hold of my weight before it got out of hand. There are many of us who are just looking to lose a few pounds and/or get healthier. :flowerforyou:

I'm the same way. Somehow, folks like us never get as much credit or sympathy as people who completely let themselves go. But as you no doubt know, it takes a lot of discipline to get a grip on this when people around you (some of whom are overweight and obese) act as if you're being alarmist or vain.

Yup.^ At first I didn't understand this but I think I do now. I'm sure people think I'm crazy for caring about a few pounds or how a dress fits. But for me that behavior/way of thinking has kept me thin my whole life. I like to keep things in check and like you say it takes a tremendous amount of consideration none less than those who tend to gain and lose large amounts.

underthecherrytree

Me! As a kid and teenager I was very thin and fit.

CherokeeTopaz

I didn't have a weight problem til I had kids. lol

supplemama

I was not a fat child, not a fat teenager, and not a fat young adult. I didn't get fat until after my 3rd baby, and then lost the baby weight within a year or so. Unfortunately I started putting on a lot of weight once I turned 30, and really started packing it on age 35, peaking at age 38. Stayed at my highest weight of 238 until I was almost 40.

It just hit me that I spent my entire 30s overweight *cries*

shelliehooper

I was always too thin (that was what my parents and grandparents always said). Even after having 3 kids my weight wasn't bad. I am 5' 4" and after 3rd child weighed 150. I didn't really start packing on the weight until after I had my 4th child and quit smoking. Now after 7 kids and staying away from cigarettes I am 235 lbs. Gulp, I ask myself everyday What the ---- happened!! I have been tested for diabetes and thyroid issues and everything is negative. I am now counting calories, measuring my portions, cutting out pop and drinking more water. I work as a C.N.A. and that is a very physically demanding job. I also walk about 5 miles everyday that I work, so exercise is not an issue. I am really tired of feeling like this, my husband is very supportive, he still thinks I'm sexy even though I am so much bigger than when we met. With the right support I know that I can do this.

shelliehooper

Congratson the weight loss!!! Even tho you don't know you, I am proud of you!! Keep up the good work!

zookeeper30165

I was a skinny kid. Skinny teen. Athletic and active until my mid 30's. Told myself I was burnt out on sports and working out and thought I could rest on all my years of being fit. 100 lbs later sitting at my desk I realized the guy in my head was much smaller than the guy in the mirror. Diet, exercise and persistence has got me back.

megami_girl

I was always thin. I thought I had a tape worm, After quitting smoking in my 30's my eating increased and my metabolism slowed a bit. After having my leg crushed in an accident my 5 5" 135 ballooned to 170. Yikes! Getting it together now and the scales numbers are slowly moving in the right direction.

christa0130

I was always skinny as a child and teen. I ran 2 miles every day until I got pregnant with my oldest. I went from 120ish to 219. Since having him, I've had 3 more children and now I'm 236.

1sisrat

I was 5'5" and 109lbs when I graduate high school. At the end of my freshman year in college I was 125. i stayed there till I was 21. then I gained 10 lbs when I started drinking. Well, I gained 10 lbs. I was 131-5 till I got pregnant in 2011. AFter giving birth and now am 8 months post partum I am 142. I'm trying to get back to 130. That is in the middle of my healthy BMI, all the while I'm lifting weights to tighten up.

squindles

No I didn't. Only packed on the lbs after each child and never stopped :frown:

erinpooh

I was so skinny that my knees were wider than my legs. Always been thin and bony without trying until I started having kids! I'd have periods when I would get out of shape, but never had to lose more than about 15 lbs.

abrewer563

The only weight problem I had was always being under weight and having such a high metabolism that I had to eat constantly or I would cry for food... my poor mother, people probably thought I was malnurished. I was under 95 pounds when I graduated high school.

Yaya1976

I was super thin as a child. I only gained about 20 lbs or so while pregnant ( I was 18). A year after giving birth I weighed between 115 and 120. I weighed my skinniest after turning 21. I only weighed 106 lbs. Not the healthiest. After I turned 27 I started gaining weight gradually. The heaviest I've ever been is between 151 and 155? I has taken me over 18 years to gain weight. I've never had issues growing up. I was active as a child, teenager and young adult. I started getting lazy in my late 20's and it's taken me this long to do something about it. I'm now 36. I've lost 13 lbs since joining MFP. I have another 13 lbs to go. Once I hit my goal I will weigh 125 lbs. I can't wait


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creimer08

I always was self conscious as a child, but looking back it was a false picture of myself put in my head by my family. They were trying to keep me from packing on weight like my mom had. When I graduated highschool, I was a 150lb farm girl who could wrestle and pin a guy a foot taller than me with no problem. I was all muscle from horseback riding, hiking, and just the normal everyday chores like throwing and stacking hay bales. I wish that I had enjoyed my weight back then and been more confident in myself. Shoulda, woulda, coulda doesn't get me very far though so now I'm looking forward to getting back down to that weight!

concordancia

Define "child" I hit puberty at the same time as my older brothers (thank goodness they left their books lying around, no one thought to prepare me for it at 10), so I had PMS at the same time I watched these teenage boys get all kinds of attention for how much they ate...

chgn4me

I did not have any issues when I was younger either. I was fit and in sports all through high school and active a little after. When I was 20 I was diagnosed with PCOS (Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome) and gain 20lbs in less than a month. It has been a battle since. I am 5'3 and about 180 now.

NikkiC35

I never had a weight problem till I hit 18. Than the pounds crept up. After having my boy I got the huge stomach now. But as a kid I was skinny.

mgmlap

nope..my issue was hitting 30 and having PCOS, IR, and hypothyroid kick in...

terrie_k

I was skinny, almost too skinny. I would eat anything I wanted. At 5'3" I weighed 90lbs until graduating highschool. I find the challenge now is that I feel "big" and not a lot of people understand that because they aren't used to the smaller me like I am. To me, I am big and no one can change my mind of it. I have to watch what I eat and can easily gain 10lbs in two months if I don't.

My sister told me one day that the reason I got that way was because I stopped doing sports (I still do), but your body's metabolism catches up to you one day.