You're doing it wrong if you're thinking "how skinny feels"

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  • jetscreaminagain
    jetscreaminagain Posts: 1,130 Member
    And the best thing about the goals listed by the OP? You have to eat properly to reach them! :happy: :drinker:

    Exactly. And every last one of the goals I thought of (and the ones others added) is more satisfying than the "skinny" that I think is being envisioned by the people I have talked to who are obsessed with "skinny". (and my point was that *sometimes* focusing only on skinny can start healthy and morph into disorder. Generally the healthy-minded folks who start looking for skinny add different NSV goals before their thinking turns disordered. I really deeply appreciate that most of you saw my post for what it was and not a swipe at slender individuals).
  • rltmom
    rltmom Posts: 8
    I so needed to hear this. Thanks!
  • RedHotHunter
    RedHotHunter Posts: 560 Member
    :love: Yes Yes Yes!
  • Saffyra
    Saffyra Posts: 607 Member
    I want to be skinny! And I'd rather be skinny than eat three cinnabon treats like I used to-- that's how I interpret the saying. There is nothing wrong with being skinny, and skinny does not automatically mean no muscle and not healthy. I want to be skinny (as in the opposite of fat)! I'd prefer "fit" though, because I like my brain to see the word "strong" as my goal because I totally agree with you -- It is mentally easier to have a goal such as "size four" or "be able to lift X much" or "run X much" -- because our view of what "skinny" is changes all the time. There is a point where we can never be satisfied! So it's all about keeping a healthy mind. :)

    Nice post!

    I like how you think!

    Its funny because my family has used the word skinny forever and it has never had a negative association with it in my mind. It was always a compliment! Skinny has never meant sickly or unhealthy. I never realized people hated it so much til I got here.

    I want to be skinny AND eat bacon AND lift heavier and heavier weights!

    So Ive thought about that phrase and liked it. I absolutely understand where OP is coming from though.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    And the best thing about the goals listed by the OP? You have to eat properly to reach them! :happy: :drinker:

    Exactly. And every last one of the goals I thought of (and the ones others added) is more satisfying than the "skinny" that I think is being envisioned by the people I have talked to who are obsessed with "skinny". (and my point was that *sometimes* focusing only on skinny can start healthy and morph into disorder. Generally the healthy-minded folks who start looking for skinny add different NSV goals before their thinking turns disordered. I really deeply appreciate that most of you saw my post for what it was and not a swipe at slender individuals).

    No, I did not see it as that (I hope my comment did not seem that way).
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    Nothing tastes as good as still being here to watch my kids grow up.

    Nothing tastes as good as being able to climb the stairs in my house without huffing and puffing


    Nothing tastes as good as having the energy to outrun my 7 year old , hahha!


    I hate that saying too.
  • angieleemohler
    angieleemohler Posts: 2
    Its all about your interpetation of "Skinny" Getting leaner in al healthy way can feel skinny.....wearing a pair of skinny jeans!!! can be great.. and that feels so much better than the junk food tasted, that made you feel FAT. Many people dont like the word skinny because they have never felt even close to "lean". Eating really healthy and less calories...more fruit and veggies will get you there !!!!
  • SarahCW1979
    SarahCW1979 Posts: 572 Member
    I cant do skinny, been there. Constantly cold and hungry. Im aiming for strong and just a tad leaner because I like peanut butter too much.
    And bacon.
  • kenazfehu
    kenazfehu Posts: 1,188 Member
    I've never wanted to be skinny. That has a negative connotation to me, like skin stretched over a skeleton.

    Now slender - that's so much better in my mind.
  • roguestates
    roguestates Posts: 223
    great post! there are so many people with eating disorders or practicing disordered eating on MFP :(
  • oohmercyme
    oohmercyme Posts: 279 Member
    Fantastic!

    I abhor the phrase "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels".
  • louiselebeau
    louiselebeau Posts: 220 Member
    Nothing tastes better than having less joint and back pain.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Many people dont like the word skinny because they have never felt even close to "lean".

    Some of us don't like the word skinny because we've been skinny.

    I've been about 30 pounds above and below what I weigh right now. I'm happiest where I am, but if I had to choose between the two extremes, I was much healthier and happier at my high weight than my low weight.
  • jetscreaminagain
    jetscreaminagain Posts: 1,130 Member
    Some of the folks in here defending "skinny" are actually in line with my OP. You're pointing out other things that go along with slenderness that you think are awesome and I think that's awesome.

    The objectionable phrase is bothersome to me as
    1) it tends to be used a LOT by eating disordered individuals to goad each other and themselves on, though healthy people have also embraced it too so it isn't a litmus test for an eating disorder

    and

    2) it is aimed primarily at women and it suggests that appearance alone is a reason to deny ourselves the nutrition and/or enjoyment that comes with food. Appearance alone. I reject that concept, and as the mother of a pre-teen girl, I'd really like to see our society move away from its obsession with female appearance over female accomplishment, female thought, female ability.

    All you folks talking about the definition of skinny are totally cool in my book, as it is going beyond simply and only appearance to the detriment of all else.
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    hell yeah!! This is a great attitude!
  • TinaOsborneRN
    TinaOsborneRN Posts: 73 Member
    I prefer "nothing tastes as good as being FIT feels!"
  • zentha1384
    zentha1384 Posts: 323 Member
    I think what people are trying to say is Skinny is a poor description. You can be skinny and healthy and you can be skinny and unhealthy. Striving to be something that has so much variability as well as so much personal bias to it is a difficult goal to aim for. If you ask a person with an eating disorder that is below a healthy weight there is a good chance they will tell you they think they are fat, where to your eyes they are too skinny. Too subjective.

    Sure Skinny would be nice, but I'd don't want to be skinny if I'm unhealthy or Unhappy. I want to be healthy, happy with how I look, able to wear clothes that I want to wear. I want to live for longer.

    Whenever I am craving something I don't ask myself "Do I deny myself to be skinny later?" I ask "Do I want to be happy now for a little bit or do I want to be happy later for longer"
  • angeliqueann
    angeliqueann Posts: 213 Member
    awesome post.
  • alaskaang
    alaskaang Posts: 493 Member
    Some of the folks in here defending "skinny" are actually in line with my OP. You're pointing out other things that go along with slenderness that you think are awesome and I think that's awesome.

    The objectionable phrase is bothersome to me as
    1) it tends to be used a LOT by eating disordered individuals to goad each other and themselves on, though healthy people have also embraced it too so it isn't a litmus test for an eating disorder

    and

    2) it is aimed primarily at women and it suggests that appearance alone is a reason to deny ourselves the nutrition and/or enjoyment that comes with food. Appearance alone. I reject that concept, and as the mother of a pre-teen girl, I'd really like to see our society move away from its obsession with female appearance over female accomplishment, female thought, female ability.

    All you folks talking about the definition of skinny are totally cool in my book, as it is going beyond simply and only appearance to the detriment of all else.

    I couldn't agree with you more regarding the obsession with appearance, especially for pre-teen and teenage girls. Having confidence in themselves is so important.
  • almc170
    almc170 Posts: 1,093 Member
    love this!
  • Zangpakto
    Zangpakto Posts: 336 Member
    I prefer the word light instead of skinny...

    Sure, I will be skinny, even borderline underweight or worst, but that is societies issues.

    Mine is performance, lighter = increase in performance till a certain point. Sure eventually I cannot lose else it hurts performance which is bad, but just because YOU want to lift heavy and look crazy, isn't my definition of it... I can bench press almost body weight, do pullups with 1.5 times by body weight, love surfing, I run ultra marathons and do multi day stage races for both road cycling, mountain biking and running.

    I am strong, I am fast, I might not be built, but that is not in my best interest. running 90km in under 10hrs, running 4hr marathons, doing 300km stage race for running, a 900km road cycle race.. sure.. I might be aiming for light, which might be your definition of skinny, but by any means, I am above average. I believe lift heavy a few times a week, and race till you cannot anymore, then carry on. No is not an answer, just a question. Pain is temporary, pride is forever!

    That essentially sums up my head, and training.
  • frando
    frando Posts: 583 Member
    Nothing tastes as good as how REVENGE ON THOSE *****ES AT SCHOOL / COLLEGE now that their metabolism and eating habits have caught up on them =^---^=

    I'm a nice person really but my god I'd feel amazing when I have my revenge!
  • DaphneAtx
    DaphneAtx Posts: 153
    Amen!
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    I've never much cared for that phrase. Probably because I've always been more interested in being strong than skinny (also because I've eaten bacon).

    :laugh:

    Bacon always comes to mind whenever I hear or see this phrase.
  • Adrenaline_Junky
    Adrenaline_Junky Posts: 23 Member
    I couldn't agree more!!!
    The phrase should read "Nothing tastes as good as healthy feels"

    In other words... I've never wanted to be skinny; my life-long goal is to be fit!
    There's nothing better than feeling good in your own skin, knowing you accomplished it through dedication and hard work.
  • hen1946
    hen1946 Posts: 58 Member
    well put, I totally agree.
  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    I hate that phrase, too. I've been skinny. Skinny felt like hell. I was sick, and miserable, and the funny thing was... I didn't even *feel* skinny.

    I'd much rather be toned. Empowered. Able to race a 5K. Able to swim a breaststroke 200 in a faster time than my ex. Getting into a smaller clothing size would be a perk, but isn't the end goal. I want to feel good about *me*.

    I can do those things *and* eat food that tastes good and fuels my body.
  • ClHiggins35
    ClHiggins35 Posts: 17 Member
    Love It <3
  • louiselebeau
    louiselebeau Posts: 220 Member
    Nothing tastes as good as how REVENGE ON THOSE *****ES AT SCHOOL / COLLEGE now that their metabolism and eating habits have caught up on them =^---^=

    I'm a nice person really but my god I'd feel amazing when I have my revenge!

    Hee Hee

    When I lost weight the first time (before baby) I went to visit some friends and went to a club. No one recognized me due to weight loss... then on top of that everyone then began psychotically texting my ex telling him how awesome I looked. (I could wrestle with death row inmates at the time so I was IN SHAPE) That was the best revenge ever.
  • Jenna70
    Jenna70 Posts: 130 Member
    I totally agree with the OP. I object to the use of the word skinny in that phrase. I personally use, "Nothing tastes as good as fit & healthy feels." Skinny is not healthy. I think the people defending the word really mean slender.

    From www.dictionary.com:

    skin·ny   [skin-ee] Show IPA adjective, skin·ni·er, skin·ni·est, noun
    adjective
    1. very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
    2. of or like skin.
    3. unusually low or reduced; meager; minimal: skinny profits.
    4. (of an object) narrow or slender: a skinny bed.

    Synonyms
    1. lank, gaunt, scrawny.

    slen·der   [slen-der] Show IPA
    adjective, slen·der·er, slen·der·est.
    1. having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
    2. thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths.
    3. small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager: a slender income.
    4. having little value, force, or justification: slender prospects.
    5. thin or weak, as sound.

    Synonyms
    2. Slender, slight, slim imply a tendency toward thinness. As applied to the human body, slender implies a generally attractive and pleasing thinness: slender hands. Slight often adds the idea of frailness to that of thinness: a slight, almost fragile, figure. Slim implies a lithe or delicate thinness: a slim and athletic figure. 4. trivial, trifling. 5. fragile, feeble, fine, delicate, flimsy.

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