Anybody else never been skinny?

I was a fat kid. I was even teased in elementary school because of the weight. I am still dealing with the effects, even though I am in college. The lowest weight I remember is 204, which is what I weighed during freshman year. Goal is 167, which I will hopefully get to by next summer.

You've hit the nail on the head there - not being able to imagine what it's like to be a healthy weight. That's one of my biggest demotivators. I can't remember being thin so I secretly think I can't change. I'm so glad I'm not the only one!

I was skinny my whole life... When I graduated high school (98) I was maybe 100 pounds. In 2004 I was 125. My boyfriend (now husband) and I got a little surprise in 05. I was pregnant. We ended losing the baby at 16 weeks gestation and the hospital I was at would not allow me to leave until I was on some preventive so I wouldn't get pregnant again. I almost died, literally, from the blood loss and had to have an emergency DNC. I gained 65 pounds between depression and the depo shot. With our 2nd pregnancy in 07-08, I gained 50 pounds and was only able to get 30 off before we were pregnant with our son a year later. With him I also gained 50 but was able to get 40 off.... At his 2nd birthday party, I saw a picture of myself. I cried... it was horrible. I started my weightloss journey in March at 198 pounds. The heaviest I have EVER been not pregnant. I am now down to 169 and still losing. My goal weight is 145 and I am busting my *kitten* to get it done.

You'll have to look at my profile pictures to believe me! I was skinny until my late 30's having my 4th child at 36 meant it was harder to drop the weight. I've lost 14 lb so far would like to drop another 14 and see what I look like!

As a baby, I had the adorable baby fat.

As a child, I just needed time to "outgrow" the baby fat.

11 happened, along with ToM and boobs and estrogen, so I became an overweight teen.

I remember always being on the high end of "healthy weight" charts - 5'2" and 145-150# in high school. When I graduated, there was no more PE (yay), so no more daily exercise. I put on more weight, through a pregnancy (30ish pounds) had my depression really come to the forefront, and just kept eating and not doing anything to work it off. When I married, I was 225ish I think and 13 years later, I'd gained 90# (my husband gained 75#).

I've always had a gut. I have never seen my stomach area flat. Medically, there's nothing holding weight loss back. I need to just watch how much I eat and burn more calories.

Never really been a "skinny" type of gal. The lowest I ever have been was in the 150's and thats when I was in middle school LOL. And even then I was chubby. I'm 5'3 and 201.4 as of today. I would love to be thinner but I don't care for being labeled as "skinny" I want to keep the hips I have just get all the fat out LOL. My goal weight is 140 which is going to be normal/healthy for my height.

Before college I was always skinny. Up until freshman year, I was 110 and I was bony and fragile but I didn't know it. I gained freshman 15 and now I want to lose a few pounds.

I was skinny up till the age of 25. (Im 34 now) I settled down around then and I put my weight gain down to not going out dancing 3 nights a week and carrying on eating like I could eat anything. Then top it off with a couple of relationships ending badly, and me always putting the guy first. NO MORE!

im concentrating on ME MYSELF AND I now!!

also it has been an eye opener the way people treat you differently when you are fat compared to when I was slim.
mostly the misters...been ignored, glared at, unnoticed, invisible, and my boobs constantly been gawped at....the days when i was thin the misters were always nice and kind...not anymore.

I would like to have a voice, be noticed and not be invisible anymore that is my motivation after a particularly shi**y year.

I've never been skinny, however I grew up in a house where there were no scales so my weight was never an issue. I didn't get teased about it except for on one occasion is Grade 8, and I made it clear to him he couldn't talk to me that way.

Right now I'm at the lowest weight I've ever been and I feel great, even though I'm still not skinny by any means. If I were skinny I wouldn't know what to do with myself.

I wasn't skinny skinny, but until my back injury about 10 years ago, I was 130 at 5'8".

Never been skinny in my life, unless you count a low birth weight that apparently I have tried to make up for ever since

Always been "chunky" "thick" "Fat" "built like a linebacker" etc etc etc Coming thru middle school I played football with the boys, weight trained with the boys, and weighed in about 185ish.

Topped out at 225 after my first son, when I went on the Depo shot.

With my 2nd and 3rd sons I actually lost a LOT of weight. With my second pregnancy started at about 180 and by the time I had him I was down to 155, and still to this day have no clue how. 3rd son conceived very shortly after 2nd was born, so started at about 160 and was 140ish 3 weeks postpartum.

Gained 50 lbs in 1 year after having my son, and here my body seems to like to stay. Down 14 lbs thus far in almost 2 months.

Fighting the fight to get healthier for my Minions and myself.

I was fit and thin until I hit about 27 years old... that is when I got pregnant with my youngest son. I gained weight with that pregnancy, my mom AND dad both got cancer and my husband and I had to move in with them to take care of them... I was an at home mom with two young boys taking care of two sick parents and I got lost in food. I didn't have time to care about me, food was my best friend and I couldn't imagine breaking up with it. My mom died, dad survived but couldn't go back to work. I think, no I KNOW, I was depressed for a long time... mostly because of the loss of my mom, but also because my life took a road that I NEVER thought I would have to travel... it wasn't MY plan and that depressed me.

Well, after 10 years of drowning my pathetic sorrows in chocolate and carbs... I pulled myself together and decided to make myself a focus for once. I went back to college, got a teaching degree and joined MFP. As of today, I have lost 94 lbs. My boys who are now 21 and 14 are proud of me, my husband is super supportive and happy with the new me and I FEEL better than I have in a very long time.

I still have a long way to go... but, I am fitting into clothes without numbers in front of X's and I can shop ANYWHERE again rather than just the Flabby Abby section or store. LIBERATING! I hope to get back to that girl I was before my late twenties... but, I know my body has changed and aged and I might not EVER have that flat belly again without some major surgery and I'm not that vein or into that stuff. I am happy to look and feel better and finally be able to play sports again without feeling like my heart is going to jump out of my chest and run away.

Good luck to you...

When I was twelve I realized I was heavier. I don't think I even remember being skinny. :P

When I was a kid, there are pictures of me when I was 6 or 7, thin as a stick. Of course, I was happy then. I started getting bullied at school, had depression and started comfort eating. I was overweight through my teenage years, obese at the end.

Been overweight for as long as I can remember, I can't wait to lose the weight.

when I was at my skinniest I was 125p at a 5.7f height. I worked really hard to be at that weight I was doing swim team gym classes and dance class ballet, and point class. I also rode my 10 speed bike every where and did sit ups and crunches during commercial breaks.
What it felt like being skinny I felt healthy and more active like way more energy but I still thought I was fat mostly because there where a lot of girls on my team with eating disorders, but I didn't know that at the time I just thought I wasn't working out enough.
When I started to gain weight I was dealing with a lot of stress and I wasn't staying as active. I was slowly getting bigger until I had a miscarriage, then a pregnancy, plus a hole lot more stress and then I ballooned.
I am so disappointed in my self for letting it get this bad, I look at fit people and that is how I feel on the inside because that's how I looked for years and when I see my self in the mirror I'm just so disappointed in my self. Now that I'm on the right track and losing weight I feel much better about my self but still made at the same time.