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    • 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...
    • Posts: 1,088 Member
      for me, it's not being skinny, it's being healthy, and it is so worth it =)
    • 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.
    • Posts: 45
      Enough said here... health, not skinny
    • 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.
    • Posts: 4,572 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.
    • Posts: 185 Member
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      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
    • 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.
    • Posts: 102 Member
      I eat whatever I want, and I enjoy my time at the gym... win win?
    • 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
    • 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
    • Posts: 388 Member
      is being fat worth risking all of the health effects?
    • Posts: 416
      skinny? no.
      to be no longer morbidly obese w/all the time bombs inherent w/obesity? yes.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 7,010 Member
      Wow. You sure took that to another whole level quick......awkward. :huh:
    • Posts: 4,500 Member
      godwin.jpg

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

      Sorry, I am still laughing....

      :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


      ETA:

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

      :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


      ETA:

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

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



      Good to know.
    • Posts: 7,010 Member
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      das ist richtig...

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    • 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.
    • Posts: 1,996 Member
      Bump to read all the smart things us "unhappy wanna be skinny's" have to say!
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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!!
    • Posts: 723 Member
      YES! YES! YES!
      I am happier now than I have ever been!
    • 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 :)
    • 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.
    • 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!
    • 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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