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    Do you agree with this quote?

    Posts: 67 Member
    in Motivation and Support
    "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"

    I used to agree with thise quote (maybe because I was really skinny and felt great) but now that I have gained some weight I seem to have forgotten how good it feels to be skinny.

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    • Posts: 8,138 Member
      I would rather be healthy and strong than skinny.
    • Posts: 47 Member
      Agreed
      :smile:
    • Posts: 106 Member
      I really think it should read "Nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels"...you can be skinny and still very very unhealthy. I have a sister in law who is 5'2" and 105 pounds and always bragging about eating entire pizza's, chili burgers and large milkshakes...I'd hate to see what an MRI of her insides looks like.
    • Posts: 94 Member
      No.
      I think statements like that border on anorexia apologism.

      What I want to is to be healthy and strong, for my body to be the efficient machine that lets me live my life in the way I want to, with the strength to cycle, hike, swim and lift heavy objects.

      Like most people, I also strive for a certain aesthetic in myself, but again, it's one of health and strength.
      I've been thin enough to count my ribs from either side of my body, thin enough that friends have started to worry. It wasn't a good look for me. It was even worse for my mental well-being.

      Skinny? Meh.
      My high-protein banana pancakes taste way better than skinny.
      And the victory that comes with managing my next big lift on the free weights tastes better still.
    • Posts: 178
      Lol, I knew that would be the quote you were asking about before I even clicked.

      And no. I don't.
    • Posts: 872 Member
      If that were true, we would ALL be skinny!!!!! That strawberry cheesecake sure does taste awfully good!!! :)
    • Posts: 2,521 Member
      I do not. It is pro-anorexic propagandist bullsh!t.
    • Posts: 977 Member
      Obviously a lot of stuff tastes as good as skinny feels or I wouldn't have gained weight. But I do know that the more weight I lose the easier working out is......
    • Posts: 320 Member
      Well...I think a lot of people are packing eating-disorder baggage onto the word "skinny"...which I can understand, but I don't think that's the intent of the quote.

      So peeling that away... Yes, I agree that that big piece of chocolate cake over there with chocolate chips and fudge frosting tastes pretty darn good, but it doesn't taste good enough to justify 700 calories (and the corresponding exercise & time to burn it off) and messing with the successes I've been having. So in that sense, I agree with it.
    • Posts: 1,096 Member
      I don't know what it feels like :-( the last time I was a proper weight was in my teens, but being a teen girl, didn't know I was a healthy weight, we all thought we were fat. I was a plus size when i married at 24, and I am 40 now. What does skinny feel like???
    • Posts: 3,394 Member
      Have you ever had chocolate mousse cheesecake?
    • Posts: 2,521 Member
      Well...I think a lot of people are packing eating-disorder baggage onto the word "skinny"...which I can understand, but I don't think that's the intent of the quote.

      So peeling that away... Yes, I agree that that big piece of chocolate cake over there with chocolate chips and fudge frosting tastes pretty darn good, but it doesn't taste good enough to justify 700 calories (and the corresponding exercise & time to burn it off) and messing with the successes I've been having. So in that sense, I agree with it.

      I didn't mean it is figuratively pro-ana propaganda. It is literally a slogan that pro-ana's use.
    • Posts: 603 Member
      I HATE THIS QUOTE
    • Posts: 1,414 Member
      "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"

      Maybe

      "Nothing tastes as good as a low BF% feels" :D
    • Posts: 648
      I have never been "skinny" so all I can say is that there are not many things that taste better than the feeling I get seeing those numbers drop on that scale! Not that I have been a saint and sometimes we have to indulge but the scale always brings it home! LOL!
    • Posts: 289 Member
      Have you ever had chocolate mousse cheesecake?

      Haha, right on!!! That's always what I think too! :happy:

      I could put an educated, considered comment to respond - but no....what always springs to mind is sure, it's a nice feeling when you feel slim - but it's so much nicer sitting in a fancy restaurant devouring yummy treats! :laugh: (Of course...in moderation!!)
    • Posts: 94 Member
      I didn't mean it is figuratively pro-ana propaganda. It is literally a slogan that pro-ana's use.

      Yep. Googling it produces mostly "thinspiration" blogs. *shudder*
      And arguments about a certain model's unfortunate spouting of pro-ana catchphrases.
    • Posts: 2,071 Member
      yes and no.

      yes because nothing really taste as good as your jeans feel.

      no because it should say nothing tastes as good as healthy feels
    • Posts: 1,831 Member
      Disagree. Nutella.
    • Posts: 2,365 Member
      Really good añejo tequila tastes like not giving a fck what skinny feels like. Worrying about what skinny feels like feels insecure and shallow and not fun. Find your balance. That's what being content with yourself feels like.
    • Posts: 829 Member
      "Nothing tastes as great as Panda"
    • Posts: 603 Member
      "Nothing tastes as great as Panda"

      NEVER SAY NO TO PANDA ;)
    • Posts: 787 Member
      Agree with earlier poster: Nothing tastes as good as healthy feels.

      Being skinny does not equal healthy.
    • Posts: 2,275 Member
      "Nothing tastes as great as Panda"

      Especially cream filled ones....mmmmmm.

      *reported myself*
    • Posts: 1,004 Member
      oh dear god no, I do not agree. Skinny and healthy are 2 differents things
    • Posts: 320 Member
      show previous quotes

      I didn't mean it is figuratively pro-ana propaganda. It is literally a slogan that pro-ana's use.


      Ahhhh...wasn't aware. Yikes, from that point of view, I certainly disagree with it. From my point of view, I agree with it. LOL Damn, this communication thing is complicated...

      Thanks for the info, karincakes!
    • Posts: 6,294 Member
      No.

      A. I'd rather be healthy, strong and fit.

      B. It implies that you can't have good tasting things if you want to be skinny and you of course can. You shouldn't deprive yourself of taste just to be "skinny".
    • Posts: 1,130 Member
      Skinny is a bunch of bs. Strong, lean, fit all those kick *kitten* and have the advantage of abiding with chocolate mousse cake or Guinness or mac and cheese on occasion. That's a way better life, IMHO.
    • Posts: 13,247 Member
      I hate that phrase.

      I'd rather enjoy food AND enjoy being fit. Deprivation sucks.
    • Posts: 2,555 Member
      NO WAY! I hate that quote. I have *never* wanted to be skinny. To me, skinny is a negative - a synonym for frail, vain or weak. I've always thought more along the lines of 'Oh my... look how skinny that celebrity is. She looks ill!' rather than 'Wow - I'm jealous that so-and-so is skinny!' I want to be strong and fit and healthy.

      Anyhow, I'm more likely to say 'Life is too short to not enjoy the occasional cupcake' or 'Being fit and strong takes the right fuel'.

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