Does being told you are thin ever get old?
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forevermaryb
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After being heavy most of my life, I lost 70 pounds and have been maintaining for over a year and a half now. While people I've known all along have generally (understandably) stopped making comments about my weight, I still feel surprised when someone says something about me being "skinny" or "thin". I usually get a thrill over it or look over my shoulder to make sure they are actually talking to me. Now, I'm 5'9" tall and weight around 145 (BMI of around 21), so I am at a healthy weight. The comments aren't personal or meant to be negative; more along the lines of a new massage therapist I went to who said she could feel the tension in my hip flexors because I was "super thin" or the girl at the department store who said I would look good in a particular dress because I was "so small". Do you ever get tired of hearing you are thin (or any other synonym)?
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Yes, but there have been points in my life where I was trying NOT to be "thin." It is a compliment when it's something you've worked hard for. It's a heavy reminder if it's the symptom of an illness you're resisting.
That said, enjoy it. You've earned it.0 -
I should add that I don't mean the comments from those "well meaning" people who say you should stop losing weight (even though I have for a while now), or that you're "too skinny". Those get old. I get tired of saying I am healthy.0
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Id imagine its a bit dull if you have an eating disorder.0
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It did for me, so I started lifting weights. No one says I am thin anymore.0
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It did ... until I started replying that "I'm back to my university years fitness level". That leaves them speechless. I can see their mind turning over, wishing they could turn back the clock too.0
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No, I never get tired of it ..but then I'm not super thin but slim, so maybe it's different for me.0
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ElizabethKalmbach wrote: »Yes, but there have been points in my life where I was trying NOT to be "thin." It is a compliment when it's something you've worked hard for. It's a heavy reminder if it's the symptom of an illness you're resisting.
That said, enjoy it. You've earned it.
I very much agree.
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Depends on how they are saying it. There are some people who say it w/a sour puss look on their face.0
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In the last couple of years I have lost 78 pounds and I know what you're talking about. I was getting a scan done of my gall bladder and the tech also scanned my heart and said I had a very healthy aorta and then made the comment, of course you are so small. I had to keep myself from laughing! I was flattered and felt great the rest if the day.
I think it is a compliment for those of us who worked hard to lose weight. I feel this is part of my reward and hopefully the comments will keep me away from going back to old habits.0 -
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I really, really want someone to tell me I'm thin!! Congrats on your weight loss!0
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Yeah, it gets old.0
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yes - it does get old. I'm also tired of hearing - you lost more weight! you've got to stop! when I've not lost a single pound in almost a year! the worst is they'll argue with me! Last time I told the lady - I should know, it's my body!
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Hmm. I don't know that I've thought a whole lot about this. But honestly, I'm looking for an athletic build. So I think I'd prefer being called "in shape" to being called "thin." I'm sure "thin" is desirable--being the opposite of "fat"--and I certainly wouldn't consider it an insult, but I think I'm motivated more by general physical fitness than the size of my waist.0
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Where I'm irritated is while I've lost a lot of weight, I'm still on the higher side of obese (near morbidly) at a BMI of 38ish. Co-workers that say "hey skinny" when passing in the hall make my blood boil. I know they're trying to be supportive, but I'm far from skinny yet. Sorry, rant over.0
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I've been called "too thin" and that's just plain irritating.
Interestingly both times by fat, failed dieters.
People react to the same words differently BTW - to me "thin" and "skinny" are negatives and "slim" is a positive descriptor.0 -
having a touch of body dysmorphia, i don't like being referred to as thin or skinny because i automatically think they are either lying (just being polite) or blind. I was at a dr. office once, and the nurse asked if i'd been weighed yet, and then immediately changed her mind and said, "I'll just write slim". When I replied, thanks for the compliment but I don't share your opinion, she said: I thought you'd say something like that.
intuitive chick. it was my first visit there.0 -
I've only been at goal weight for about 3 weeks, but so far I haven't managed to walk by a mirror without checking to see whether I really look slim. I am totally tired of the "stop losing weight" comments. Although the "you need to eat a cheeseburger" comment was really funny. I've never in my life been accused of needing to eat a cheeseburger. lol.0
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