Don't ask if you are "too thin"...

You know, people ask the question for reasons other than just getting attention or confirming that they have an eating disorder. I read one yesterday where the woman posting felt well and had lost a lot of weight, but her family was showing concern. Guess what? Your family, and other outside observers, aren't always right! My mom thinks I'm too thin unless I'm borderline overweight. I could certainly believe that a younger version of myself, who hadn't stood up to her yet, would come on these boards wondering if she's right.

If you have to ask the question, it's because you don't know and you need help. And the boards can offer a perspective on this, many times.

By making this post, you can't possibly hope to change anything. Even if every single current member saw this (which they won't) there will be new members the next day, and the next day, and the day after that, who haven't seen your post. And they'll all have confusing perspectives on what is too thin or too fat or too much sugar or exercise. Almost every single topic I've seen on this board has had some level of repetition. If you can't handle it, I suggest you get off the boards and go read a book or two to guide your progress.

Anyway; I'm way more annoyed by the "Compliment the person above you" "Kiss, spank, or marry the person above you" "Why did the person above you dump you" threads than the ones with real questions about bodies and fitness. Which is why I don't click on them.

Too bad more people don't ask "am I too judgmental?" before starting threads.

LOL :flowerforyou:

Too thin tortillas under my huevos rancheros pisses me off because they disintegrate before I even crack the yolk.

There are so many threads asking "am I too thin", I'm so tired of seeing the same thing over and over.

The answer is this:

If you have to ask, just assume you are too thin.

If you are (too or just ordinary) thin. but still don't like the way you look, the answer isn't more weight loss, it's weight-lifting. Go find the weight-lifting gurus around here and ask them how to improve your body composition.

If you think you might have an eating disorder, hire a professional psychologist (not a nutritionist or fitness trainer) who specializes in eating disorders to evaluate you and tell you if you do or don't. Eating disorders kill people, so it's important to get it diagnosed if you have one--or to rule it out if you're just being a worry-wart so you can stop worrying. Either way its a win to see an expert so you know for sure.

what if i just want to ask how long is the OP going to be on punishment for? she's been standing in that corner an awfully long time so she must have learned her lesson by now.

"I didn't ask you to dance, I said you look fat in those pants!"

This is a fabulous thread in the Motivation and Support forum. Such Motivation, so support.

what if i just want to ask how long is the OP going to be on punishment for? she's been standing in that corner an awfully long time so she must have learned her lesson by now.

:laugh:

I get tired of many other threads on these boards. You know what I do? I don't read them.

Second, no, weight lifting is not the only answer. Many girls don't wanna lift. While I love lifting and encourage girls to look into it, I don't like how broken record MFP forums are becoming about lifting. Lifting isn't answer to everything. So quit saying about it.

Also, just because somebody is self conscious about their weight, doesn't mean they are. If they are asking if they are too thin, doesn't mean they are. Many people have different perspective of "too thin" and sometimes, when somebody who is used to being around too fat people or are fat them-self, they tell the now fit person that they are too skinny. Doesn't mean they are too thin, it just means they are being told wrong. We have these discussions here to suggest to these posters what our perspective, as a fitness community is.

I appreciate your effort but your delivery is extremely poor and will probably do more harm than good. We like to encourage people to ask questions and learn. We do NOT like to shut people down and tell them "if you have to ask, you already are"

I can never tell if you are chaotic good or chaotic neutral.

I am taunto.

I think that's it in a nutshell.

i bet you're fun at parties

Lmao, right?