so what does thin feel like?

I've never been 'thin', but I imagine it feels pretty damned good!

for me thin feels like freedom because I'm able to wear a wider variety of clothes. I can always tell I'm gaining weight when I see that pile of outfits on the bed that didn't work. Thin also feels like I'm being good to myself (I run a lot) by giving my legs and joints less weight to carry.

Approaching this thread from a different angle:

People treat you differently when you are thin. Doctors are less condescending. Complete strangers have a better initial opinion of you. I know this first hand from being thin and being fat at different times in my life. If you are trying to get something done like returning an item where you need a receipt and you don't have one, or explaining to the bank clerk why you don't have your second form of ID but they should process your transaction anyway. your chances are much better if you are thin.

So from this perspective being thin feels really good but my main feeling is how unfair this is.

I agree that's unfair and pretty awful.

In some cases I have actually found the OPPOSITE to be true for me, though! I think a lot of women especially in their 20s-40s showed me pity kindness in stores (situations like you describe), the bank, or even in the workplace. I find that many of them seem to view me more as a competitor now and are generally not quite as nice. I am sure part of it is that my own attitude, while still very friendly and polite, I don't have the same apologetic air as I once had in my dealings with others.

I do agree though...like the doctor thing, and complete strangers generally approving of my existence. My mom is in her 60's and recently had a knee replacement surgery. She is an average weight (about 10-15 lb overweight) and was treated SO WELL by everyone in the hospital meanwhile I have seen obese seniors treated horribly in the same situation & lectured at every turn!

I've experienced a lot of things on that side, too. Like I mentioned earlier, being touched so much by strangers is new and odd for me. It never happened before except with people I actually knew, and now it seems like I go into a store and sales girls will walk up and as they're talking touch my arm, shoulder, or even the dress I am wearing and say it's cute. SO weird to me especially now that it happens a lot, and wasn't 1-2 isolated incidents.

To JustCat206 ... I second that. I've been thin from just not eating and all I felt was empty. Now I'm exercising, eating healthy and feeling strong. Medium thin and strong feels so much better than skinny and empty!

A little chilly and sometimes a bit bony, depending on the mattress or chair in use.

But on the bright side, I can dash across the mall parking lot lickity split when it starts storming. Everyone who looks at me like I'm crazy is just jealous.

This might be silly but what does bump mean?

OMG I've been DYING to ask that!!!

I absolutely loathe that stupid saying. Allow me to count the things that taste better than "thin feels," whatever that means....

1.) Pizza
2.) Ice cream
3.) Chocolate
4.) Fried chicken
5.) Macaroni and cheese
6.) French fries
7.) Steak
8.) Loaded baked potatoes
9.) Cookies (especially Oreos), possibly with milk
10.) Brownies
11.) Outback's Bloomin' Onion
12.) Chinese food
13.) Mexican food
14.) Italian food
15.) Cream cheese icing
16.) Cupcakes
17.) Reese's eggs
18.) Snickers bars
19.) Cheeseburgers
20.) Chips... or crisps if you're a Brit

Luckily, you can eat all of these things and still be "thin," if that's what you want to be. I don't particularly like the word "thin" - it makes me think of a body type way skinnier than I'd ever want my body to look. I prefer the word fit, but I don't want to be thin or skinny.

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Thank you. I abhor it too! :grumble: It's so fkking stupid.

I concur with your list and add Barbecued Spare Ribs.

Thin feels like anything else, except your clothes don't mark you, you can tie your shoes without losing breath, and you can buy smaller clothes. A person can be thin and still feel like total *kitten*.

Thanks for keeping it real, grrlfriend.

Personally (24lbs down, 6 to go) I don't feel any different at all. And I didn't really expect to.

Granted my weight loss is on a smaller scale than many and it was more about preventing future health issues than addressing current ones. But fundamentally it changes nothing about my mentally and I've never observed the extra energy that people always promise.

I think people oversell it. If you're losing 50lbs or less it won't change your life. And it shouldn't have to.

Lies. All lies. Most of one's favorite foods still taste delicious. And thin feels... pokey. No more padding to rest yourself on. You can feel your bones more, and muscle. AND YOUR SHOE SIZE CHANGES!
I'm not thin by any length yet, but 80 lb loss is giving me a realistic idea of what my goal weight will feel like.
Fact.

fantastic job!!!! :flowerforyou:

FAB x

I'll let you know when I get there!