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    Fat and happy?...or... skinny and starving?

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    • Posts: 1,615 Member
      If those are the only two options, fat and happy.
    • Posts: 139 Member
      I am not fat, on the skinny side, don't starve, eat what I want, within reason of course, and happier than I have ever been.....just saying.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      indulging at birthdays, xmas etc won't leave you 10lbs over your ideal weight unless you are one heck of a social butterfly!
    • Posts: 2,827 Member
      I'm happy, healthy, skinny and not starving. :smile:
    • Posts: 592 Member
      That's not even a question. After being 130lbs overweight, I can handle being only 10 pounds over but being happy.
    • Posts: 1,555 Member
      I just choose to be happy

      body shaming and the like make me unhappy

      :angry:
    • Posts: 4,078 Member
      I'd rather be me....slim, healthy and full up.

      Fat and happy do NOT go hand in hand
    • Posts: 784 Member
      starvation or gluttony?
      flaw of the excluded middle

      ^^ this
    • Posts: 2,656 Member
      Just because you are skinny does not mean you are starving. Quite the contrary, most of the time those that are fit have figured out how to enjoy food without having to go overboard and eat everything. And I do things that I like for exercise, hiking, sports, skiing. I don't do them just because I need to burn a few calories.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Tall and hairy!

      hehe!
    • Posts: 2,244 Member
      wow, am I the only one who would choose skinny and starving? I have been fat, and that never made me happy. I can deal with hunger, I won't deal with being overweight again.
    • Posts: 8,399 Member
      Thweet and thathy.
    • Posts: 1,781 Member
      Both options sound like an excuse to be lazy.
    • Posts: 2,964 Member
      I want to say I get what you're trying to say...but actually I'm not sure I do. I think perhaps it's because you are subscribing to the mindset that the only way to reach and maintain your goal is to be uber strict 100% of the time. If there is one important thing I have learned from my friends on MFP is that it IS possible to lose weight/build muscle/maintain goal and still enjoy food and life. It doesn't have to be one or the other.

      And besides all that, "fat" and "skinny" are both relative.
    • Posts: 7,334 Member
      Would you rather...

      always be 10lbs over your ideal weight. (still healthy, still look good, just a little more than you would like to be) And still be able to enjoy yourself on holidays, vacations, birthday parties, occasional cheat days, etc, while keeping track the rest of the time.

      or...be at your ideal weight but NEVER allow yourself to go over on your calories, and working out for hours a day to make up for any high calorie/fat/ and sugar foods you allow yourself?

      To each his own... but for me: FAT AND HAPPY ALL THE WAY! I feel like as long as I'm being healthy 80-90% of the time... I Love food! I want to enjoy it when I eat it, and not feel horrible about myself for eating things I really enjoy.

      Thoughts

      Gee... I am not fat, nor am I unhappy. I have my cheat days, and I have my ideal body weight... I just try to exercise and eat my fav foods in moderation.

      so... I'm going to pick...

      C) FIT AND HAPPY
    • Posts: 7,166 Member
      I can be at my idea weight and "enjoy yourself on holidays, vacations, birthday parties, occasional cheat days, etc, while keeping track the rest of the time" and only workout 3 hours a week. Really. It's not hard.
    • Posts: 8,701 Member
      Erm.....Fit people can relax and have fun and eat birthday cakes and thanksgiving dinner...so....neither.

      Sounds like neither option presented is 'Fit'.
    • Posts: 81 Member
      You asked for my thoughts...so here goes...

      I don't think I will have to stay 10lbs over my ideal weight to handle vacations, birthday parties and the occasional cheat day. If I work out like I should to stay healthy my metabolism will take care of those occasional things. Being fat hasn't made me happy at all so....I choose to keep working out...enjoy life and have it all. :ohwell:
    • Posts: 8,927 Member
      I am at my ideal weight and I take rest days (and rest weeks) and I am still be able to enjoy myself on holidays, vacations, birthday parties, occasional Treat Days (it's not cheating to have a treat day) and treats regularly. Also, I love my physical activity. And I have never starved. So I choose fit, slender and happy.
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      Just because you are skinny does not mean you are starving. Quite the contrary, most of the time those that are fit have figured out how to enjoy food without having to go overboard and eat everything. And I do things that I like for exercise, hiking, sports, skiing. I don't do them just because I need to burn a few calories.

      Great post ^^^^

      I used to be lean, fit, and muscular...I enjoyed hiking, biking, running, walking, skiing, lifting weights, etc...I was never starving in those days. I don't know what happened, but somewhere along the line I determined that every meal should be like Thanksgiving and every night I should drink like it was Saturday night...the fat and happy mentality I suppose...I went from being healthy, fit, and happy (and in no way starving) to being fat, unable to do the things I love, miserable, and with medical conditions (which thankfully are still reversible) attributable to a horrible diet and lack of activity.

      Having tried both, I'll take fit and happy...but no starving involved whatsoever.
    • Posts: 612 Member
      Fit and happy is goal.
    • Posts: 2,827 Member
      “Clever as the Devil and twice as pretty.”
    • Posts: 1,590 Member
      OP....your interpretation of FAT is saddening. 10 pounds is nothing. I drop that every morning on the pot.
    • Posts: 24,208 Member
      Strawman thread is fallacy.
    • Posts: 159 Member
      It doesn't have to be one extreme or the other. Whether intended or not, your post gives off the idea that there are only those 2 options you listed.

      I agree. Fat and happy is for fat people to feel better about their poor choices... Fit and healthy is my choice!
    • Posts: 121 Member
      Why does "happiness" automatically revolve around what weight you are?
      Do other things in your life not make you happy or sad?
      Will my "happiness" come delivered in the post once I reach 10lb above goal weight?
      Can't you take care of yourself whatever size you are?
      Are all "skinny" people starving?
      Do I have to choose?
    • Posts: 1,008 Member
      Would you rather...

      always be 10lbs over your ideal weight. (still healthy, still look good, just a little more than you would like to be) And still be able to enjoy yourself on holidays, vacations, birthday parties, occasional cheat days, etc, while keeping track the rest of the time.

      or...be at your ideal weight but NEVER allow yourself to go over on your calories, and working out for hours a day to make up for any high calorie/fat/ and sugar foods you allow yourself?

      To each his own... but for me: FAT AND HAPPY ALL THE WAY! I feel like as long as I'm being healthy 80-90% of the time... I Love food! I want to enjoy it when I eat it, and not feel horrible about myself for eating things I really enjoy.

      Thoughts


      it really has to be one or the other????

      Ideal weight as the self flogging i give myself when I am not being mindful isn't worth the moment of cookie enjoyment
    • Posts: 1,033 Member
      So... looks like a lot of people didn't actually read the post and just went off of the title.

      While I personally will never be at my ideal weight... had a body fat analysis done a few years ago... even if I lost EVERY ounce of fat on my body I'd still be 10-15lbs over my ideal weight...

      Point being, I would rather be able to enjoy myself and not be constantly punishing myself if I eat one piece of cake at a wedding that I will go to 3 times a year, I'd rather still be at a healthy weight and be able to enjoy food and life than it my IDEAL weight and NEVER allowing myself a holiday.
    • Posts: 966 Member
      Fat and happy...life's too short. My choice though, someone else feels differently.
    • Posts: 289 Member
      Healthy and Satisfied :)
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