Anybody else never been skinny?

I have never been skinny. I gained a lot of weight at puberty and was always the fat girl that no one liked or paid much attention to. I lost some in high school, then anti-depressants and college food happened. I ballooned up to 260 pounds and had a lot of work to do. This is my third year into the journey and now I'm at 182 (32 pounds to go) and I never felt better.

I don't think I'd consider myself skinny and really don't want to be but I'm VERY fit and I wear a size 8-10 now. I was once 269 lbs and I've lost 100 lbs. I have a blog where you can see my story. http://www.makefatcry.com Good luck! April

I haven't been thin since I was in primary school. I have no concept of it, honestly.

I was 119 when I got pregnant at 17. I was "chunky" nothing ever fit right and I had a gut. I always had wide hips as well, so I could never wear small sizes. I remember hating myself thinking I was fat. After I gave birth to my first I was even bigger than I started. Now 7 years and 4 children later I am 183 and thoroughly ashamed of where I am.

Mmmm, skinny? I've never been skinny and I really can't wait to be skinny that of I will ever get there, lol.

I've been fat all my life. Never known what thin was like. I don't think much about whatI will look or feel like if and when I hit my goal. I feel like if I do, that I am setting myself up or a big letdown.

I've never been skinny. Except for like, early childhood. I was a size 11 in juniors when I was 11 when I was like 5'6" 150lbs. My height evened out, and when I was a freshman in highschool I was 198 for 3 months, but I lived on lettuce, neufatchel and mustard sandwiches and a lite yogurt everyday. I did colorguard, which is active (lots of dance, running around, throwing things) but its not insanely atheltic like track or soccer. I also worked at a McDonalds and I never really watched what I ate. I graduated highschool at 237lbs at 5'8", went to college - overindulged because I could and I was an emotional eater. When I graduated undergrad, I was 256, went to grad school where I topped out at 265. When I graduated grad school, I was 265 even though I lived paycheck to paycheck and some weeks couldn't afford food. I lost a bit of weight and went down to 251, but then took a job that involved a 60 mi one way commute and went up to 273. I was honestly terrified of hitting 300lbs. Luckily, fate smiled my way and I took a new job, joined a gym, joined MFP and have since lost 62lbs.

Never been skinny. Even when I did weigh 135lbs, I still wasn't skinny.

I have always been overweight (and now obese)-- I remember squeezing into some size 14's in 8th grade but I've never been smaller than that. I wonder what it's like? I used to wonder what it was like to be a "normal size" ... I never really got bigger than a size 16- but at size16 you're almost too big for most regular stores and almost to small for plus stores.. I can't wait to revisit this post in a few months and tell you what it's like to be skinny-- but by then you might know for yourself !!!!!

I was a really, really cute kid. But I was only "skinny" until 8 or 9 years, when puberty (unceremoniously) hit. I gained weight (and stretch marks) steadily through middle school. The summer between 8th grade and 9th grade I spent every hour of every day working at a horse farm to pay for my horse's board. I remember being in significant pain from all the hard labor. But that fall I looked pretty good. I had toned up and lost a LOT of fat weight, and I think I got down to about 160. That is still overweight for my height, and people still commented on the weight I needed to lose.

I gained weight steadily through college, and bumped up to about 230. When I graduated from college, I joined Jenny Craig and got down to 206 in three months. But then I began grad school, stopped doing the (expensive) Jenny Craig meals, and regained the weight and more - I graduated at a whopping 246.5 lbs.

Since August, I've managed to lose 15 pounds and drop two pant sizes (which is the size I was when I was on Jenny). But I'm heavier than I was when I was on Jenny, and I attribute part of that to the exercise regimen I'm on.

So, I guess my short answer is I have no memory of being skinny and happy in my body. But since I've started this health journey, I've really started to gain some serious confidence.

I was never skinny. As a child I was always medium to large as compared to my classmates. I entered high school wearing a size 13/14 at 135 lbs 5'3" and left high school at the same size. In my 20s I went up to 215 and then lost 70bs to get back to 145 (I was going thru a divorce at the time) . I stayed there for about a week and regained it all back over 25 years plus more until I was 333lbs. I am now down to 140 lbs and actually cannot believe that I wear a size 8. I keep shopping for clothes and yes in store after store and most brands it is a size 8 and a few size 10 pants and mostly medium and a few large tops. I was thinking the sizes must have changed, but I had a few items tucked away from high school (40 years ago, picture bell bottoms, peasant tops. lol. they may be back in style someday!!!) and yes they are toooo big. It's hard to wrap my mind around it. I'm still not skinny , but comfortable and fit. It is what I always dreamed of. I have the same hope and dream for all on MFP.

I've actually been obese since I was about ten.
My doctors would say 'She will grow into it, she's so tall, she has a large frame.'
No...no I grew into a size 32.
I grew into a diabetic 14 year old.
Not that I blame the doctor at ALL, I have fought with food my whole life. It's not a drug, it makes me feel better, and it's everywhere.
I was a 16 in middle school...er...5th-6th grade?
I'm almost a 16 now! Holy crap.
I have no idea what I'm going to look like, and I'm actually afraid that my face is going to freak me out.
Whenever I look at the face changes in the success stories I can't believe it.
I'm still getting used to fitting in a diner booth, or being able to walk 2 miles and...not feel like I'm going to die.

It's a total head game.