is being skinny worth it?

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  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    really, is it worth all the time and effort that women put into eating foods they don't really love, exercising when they'd rather not, and just not being truly happy to be "skinny?"

    No, it's not worth it if it makes you miserable.

    The good news is you don't have to eat foods you don't really love or do exercise when you would rather not to be successful.

    I refuse to believe there is anyone out there who can't find an exercise they don't love with enough time. That's like saying you don't like to move. You may as well be paraplegic...
  • Beckyloo80
    Beckyloo80 Posts: 1,088 Member
    for me, it's not being skinny, it's being healthy, and it is so worth it =)
  • chapplish
    chapplish Posts: 5
    Skinny to look skinny (especially since most of the time people who look really really skinny look emaciated or unhealthy) no not worth the effort. Putting in the effort to get healthy, so that I can live a productive and healthy life. Worth every ounce of effort.
  • Drewillbeback111
    Drewillbeback111 Posts: 45
    Enough said here... health, not skinny
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I don't think society loves "skinny" anymore. The Kate Moss models are long gone.

    Today's society is about being fit and healthy. Less people take up smoking, drink more responsibly, eat more natural and whole foods, and exercise a lot more than our predescesors.

    Is it worth it to know you're adding years to your life, and will be alive to see grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc.? HECK YEA.

    Is it worth it to feel good all of the time, both physically and mentally? HECK YEA.

    Is it worth it to feel confident when you're shopping for a new outfit, and feel like you look great in it? HECK YEA.

    So overall I'd say, yes, it is worth it to be fit, healthy, and happy.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    No eating awful food and doing tasks you hate is jail, not life.

    But I only eat food I love and I walk and garden for exercise. I've lost 26 pounds. It's been painless except for the discipline of logging.

    Worth it? Absolutely.
  • Tinytaru
    Tinytaru Posts: 185 Member
    I want to be skinny but not ana-skinny and still be able to eat a pizza here and there
    unfortunately, the skinnies are treated better than overweight, like when you apply for a job, companies (almost always) pick the skinny over the "average"

    Do you have a source for this?

    well, a friend of my dad works in the staff department and before they even read the applications, they look at the photo and decide then if they even wanna see the rest of the application, and he said they reject the "ugly" and "fat" ones

    I also see it myself, I want a new job, keep applying (with great refenrences, skills etc) but I hardly get invited to interviews, ok here I don't know for sure its cos of my overweight, but its the only reason I could imagine so *shrug*


    (maybe its just the grumpy-me that sses everything pessimistic tho xD )

    When did you start having to have photos attached to your resumes?

    always have to in Germany ;x

    I even tried applying w/o photo and I didn't even get an answer at all :(

    So glad we don't have to do this! I look HORRIBLE in photos. Nothing like I look IRL.

    What is the logic behind that?
    Anything involving customers; the logic is the more attractive your staff, the more likely people are to spend time in your store/office buying your products.

    Wow. I have never, ever considered the aesthetic appeal of staff when choosing a store. I look at price and quality of product. I don't even know what staff will look like until I walk in and then I'm not looking at the people but the products themselves.

    What a shame. Is this the case, though, for a job that doesn't involve face time with customers?

    for me, I don't care what the staff looks like as long as they can help me if I have any questions

    but I am not even applying for jobs with customer contact (or only on the phone), but even there people make a decision on the look, and yes I look horrible on photos too lol
  • heypurdy
    heypurdy Posts: 196 Member
    To mimic what other people have said: I'm not doing this to be "skinny." I'm doing this to be fit, healthy, and most importantly, to be confident in my own body. If that means being "skinny," then so be it.
  • cheddle
    cheddle Posts: 102 Member
    I eat whatever I want, and I enjoy my time at the gym... win win?
  • Colombianchick29
    Colombianchick29 Posts: 298 Member
    for me, obviously it is about looking attractive, but for myself. I want to like what I see in the mirrow w/ clothes and w/ no clothes ( TMI I know just being honest). It is also about having energy, not being so lathargic cus I just pigged out and ate all my kids school snack LOL
  • Tinytaru
    Tinytaru Posts: 185 Member
    Egads!

    When did Germany start putting so much focus on something as meaningless and trivial as your looks/heredity?

    (such a big quote train..)

    since men decide who to hire? ;)
    j/k

    its even more ridiculous as companies complain about a lack of qualified people
  • Angie__1MR
    Angie__1MR Posts: 388 Member
    is being fat worth risking all of the health effects?
  • Phoenixchichima
    Phoenixchichima Posts: 416
    skinny? no.
    to be no longer morbidly obese w/all the time bombs inherent w/obesity? yes.
  • alvalaurie
    alvalaurie Posts: 369 Member
    I am far from being skinny but I totally enjoy being able to sprint up a flight of stairs without gasping for air at the top.

    I enjoy being able to bend down & tie my shoes w/o my bellyfat getting in the way.

    I enjoy being able to play basketball with my son & dance to the Wobble with my daughter.

    I enjoy the satisfaction I felt when I finished my first 5k mudrun.

    I enjoy being able to throw a frisbee on the beach with the kids instead of hiding under my beach towel & watching them do it.

    I enjoy being able to wear my bikini.....& look decent in it!

    For me, it's not about being skinny, it's about being able to enjoy life. All of which I couldn't do when I was overweight.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    Wow. You sure took that to another whole level quick......awkward. :huh:
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    godwin.jpg

    Sorry, I am still laughing....
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    godwin.jpg

    Sorry, I am still laughing....

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


    ETA:

    Wait! Wouldn't that mean end thread? :laugh:
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


    ETA:

    Wait! Wouldn't that mean end thread? :laugh:

    das ist richtig...
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    So, we're still joking about one of the worst atrocities to ever occur in human history?



    Good to know.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


    ETA:

    Wait! Wouldn't that mean end thread? :laugh:

    das ist richtig...

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  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    So, we're still joking about one of the worst atrocities to ever occur in human history?



    Good to know.

    Nope, we're laughing about how the natural course of a thread on the t'interweb always leads to Hitler.

    HTH.
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    Bump to read all the smart things us "unhappy wanna be skinny's" have to say!
  • helenta77
    helenta77 Posts: 45 Member
    Its totaly worth it, not skinny, just healthy. How can living longer and avoiding any medical issue that comes with behng overweight not be worth it.
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    If by skinny you mean fit, healthy, and looking great naked and in clothes of course. It's totally worth it. You feel better, look better, don't get winded going up 20 flights of stairs because the elevator is out. Everything else is also more consistent like wake/sleep patterns. The food tastes great too. If you think eating healthy taste bad then you need to invest in some cook books and learn how to feed yourself properly.

    This.

    what a dumb post. I think the OP is on the wrong website if this is how they really feel.
  • flechero
    flechero Posts: 260 Member
    Not skinny- just healthy, athletic and strong.... I have a lot of years of running around with the little guy in the picture with me. He's worth every single sacrifice and workout!!
  • pwittek10
    pwittek10 Posts: 723 Member
    YES! YES! YES!
    I am happier now than I have ever been!
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    If it was just skinny no but very worth it to be healthy and happy :D even my skin is lloking better I use to have large pors now you can't see them its all the water and not 1/3 of the sugar :)
  • Shannon2714
    Shannon2714 Posts: 843 Member
    1....Yes, it is totally worth it.

    2....I don't eat food I don't like.

    3....I don't exercise if I don't want to, but once I start doing it regularly, I ALWAYS want to.
  • Sul3i
    Sul3i Posts: 553 Member
    My goal isn't to be skinny my goal is to be fit strong happy and confident! :) its worth it to be to achieve those things yes!
  • dawnp1833
    dawnp1833 Posts: 264 Member
    I don't necessarily think being skinny is worth it, and that was my goal when I started this endeavor.

    I do think that being fit, healthy, confident, strong and more emotionally balanced is definitely worth it.

    I believe that being free of the shame and guilt I felt when I would binge and attempt to fix the difficulties in my life by consuming massive amounts of food is worth it.

    I believe that the pride and sense of accomplishment, not to mention the endorphin rush, that I get when I accomplish a workout or fitness goal that I never dreamed I would be able to do is worth it.

    I believe that my daughter would tell you that having a healthy, active mom who isn't ashamed to attend events and socialize with other parents is worth it.

    I believe that being able to do things without worrying about a weight or size limit (horseback riding, amusement park rides, flying on a plane) is worth it.

    Would I put forth this much effort simply to be a size that society deems attractive or acceptable? Probably not, but I've learned that there is a lot more to this than a number on a scale or a size on a tag in my jeans.

    This is a great answer. Congratulations on your accomplishments!

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