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

I've never liked the word "skinny." In the past, I'd substituted "thin" in that same phrase--"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels." Seems to have fewer negative connotations attached. I think I'd substitute "fit and healthy" in there now. In fact, I just did--I keep a document full of motivational quotes for when I need a little pick-me-up.

Words to live by:

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
~ Jim Rohn

Don't complain about the results you didn't get by the work you didn't do.

Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?

It is what it is.

The difference between who you are and who you want to be...is what you do.

Nothing tastes as good as being fit and healthy feels!

You are not what you eat. You are what you think.

I did not get fat because of what I ate on a holiday, because I ate like everyday was a holiday. Today, I watch the 21 meals I eat each week more carefully than the 1 meal that might be unusual. I hope that this thinking, along with daily exercise will help me achieve balance and vibrant health in my life.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS
by Portia Nelson

I
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I fall in.
I am lost ... I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes me forever to find a way out.

II
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place
but, it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

III
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in ... it's a habit.
my eyes are open
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

IV
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

V
I walk down another street.


Losing weight is hard, trying to maintain weight loss is hard - - - but being fat and obese is hard too. Choose your hard!

Just do it and shut up about it!!!!!!

Now stop the crap eating and take a walk to clear out your head.

Motivation is what gets you started - Habit is what keeps you going

You don’t have to be better than everyone else, just better than YOU have ever been

Success is a staircase - not a doorway

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great

Experience is what you get when you don’t stop trying

There are many people out there that will tell you that you can’t . What you need to do is turn around and say “Watch me!”

If you really want something you’ll find a way - if you don’t you’ll find an excuse

Never trade what you want the MOST for what you want at the MOMENT

YOU have to be your biggest inspiration!

People don’t just find the strength and the willpower they need, they create it!

Start by doing what is necessary , then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Quitting is not an option, but if you do - you will never know the outcome.

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step

It’s your road and yours alone, others may walk with you, but no one can walk it for you

Your life does not get better by CHANCE, it gets better by CHANGE

Don’t look back - you’re not going that way!

"If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again."
– Flavia Weedn

That pain you feel after a tough workout session is just weakness leaving your body.

Success comes with a backbone, NOT a wishbone!

The weakest workout is far superior to the workout left undone.

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!

^^^^this

But, I get what you are saying. It can be unhealthy. I want to be skinny, strong, and healthy. I want to do it right.

I have a girl that I work with that tries to rub it in my face cause she is steadily dropping the pounds. Making fun of my 1- 2 little pounds a week and how if she ran 6 - 14 miles a day she would be so, so skinny. But, she ain't doing it right. She only eats ice, all day. That is sick. I feel bad for her and have tried to tell her, but she won't listen. She just thinks I am jealous.

I am skinny. And strong. And healthy. And quite pleased with my body, both how it looks and what it can do.

And I approve of the OP's message. And I wish her strength in the coming years with her pre-teen.

ETA: I am also impressed with how civil everyone has been on this thread.

Ugh. Someone in this thread said bacon, and now I'm craving a BLT in the worst way. AFTER I've eaten my healthy lunch I packed today.

:grumble:

So, work it in for dinner or lunch tomorrow.

Amen!

While I've never cared for the phrase, I would think anyone who has been skinny and fit knows that there is some truth to the statement "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels". It is this knowledge that makes us regret having one too many pieces of pizza or 5 cookies instead of 2.

Slim = Healthy FALSE!

Slim people can be just as sick as obese people. Particularly if they're eating the standard north american pyramid diet.

In addition to lots of wisely done strengthening, cardio and stretching, you may want to consider a plant-based, nutrient-rich diet. If you choose to eat this way, you'll be healthy like crazy!!!!

Dr. Oz, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. Robert O. Young and a host of others all recommend this way of eating, over the standard north american food pyramid. Thousands of people have regained their health by following this way of eating.

For those who just want to lose weight.....I've lost an average of 2.95 pounds a week, EATING THIS WAY and I've never been healthier. I know this to be true because I get my blood analyzed regularly by a Live Blood Analyst. I can SEE the improvements.

Your choice.

Hollycat:flowerforyou:

Discipline is required. Deprivation is not.

I did stop eating Pop Tarts. To be honest, I never thought they were all that tasty, just convenient.

I've recently STARTED eating Pop Tarts. I never really cared for them until I got my daughter some of the holiday flavors to try. Gingerbread and Pumpkin Pie. They are so good that I've taken to having one with a cup of decaf coffee in the evening. I'll be sad when the holidays are over. :laugh:

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).

bacon.

To quote Ron Swanson of "Parks and Recreation":

Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.

I loathe Kate Moss, but I quite like the phrase.

Substitute "slim" for "skinny," and there is a lot of truth to it. I have been slim (am starting to get there again) and I have been several stone overweight (gained while breastfeeding). The former does indeed feel much better.

I love huge meaty Cornish pasties, but I'm not going to get to my goal if I eat them every day or even most days, because I cannot physically exercise off the extra 1000+ calories (thus consumed in the space of two minutes!) in the hour or so a day I have free for exercise.

Mindful eating is an excellent thing. I know 'cause I'm pretty ****e at it.

You rock!

I've recently STARTED eating Pop Tarts. I never really cared for them until I got my daughter some of the holiday flavors to try. Gingerbread and Pumpkin Pie. They are so good that I've taken to having one with a cup of decaf coffee in the evening. I'll be sad when the holidays are over. :laugh:

I so need to find those. I never eat pop tarts - not because I think there is anything wrong with them - just that the flavors never appealed - I may be a convert with those though.