skinny people....who have never been fat!

I watched a really interesting BBC documentary recently called "Why Aren't Skinny People Fat?" -- Look it up on YouTube, there are about 5 different segments (watch them in order!).

It was really fascinating to see and hear some of the explanations as to why some people gain weight and others don't. Look it up, seriously!

Everyone is different. I know this one lady is who is pretty skinny. Not like scary skinny, but what a person would consider more on the slim side. I know she works out, but I have a feeling not overly, as she has alot of equipment, that doesn;t get used much. However, you go in her fridge and there is low calorie everything, and diet everything. She definitely watches what she eats. Also, eating out with her you find she tends to eat very little.

I have a skinny friend who has always been skinny, and she never ever works out, and she eats like a horse. Not joking. Not like chips, and cookies, and bags of stuff. But she will eat muffins, and potatoes, and whatever is around, without watching calorie intake at all.

Then you have me. I don't necessarily watch what I eat, but I try to be in moderation. The only diet thing I consume, is coke zero, but that's because the sugar in a regular coke really gives me the jitters. However, I was overweight in my child years, grew out of it, and then became bulimic to compensate for my binges, and trying to maintain my figure. It was horrible. I still battle with the thoughts. But for me it's not just, you eat you deal with it, it's you eat, you deal with the urge to purge, and I hate purging. Anyways, I'm rambling here.

I have a fridge full of chocolate right now ( thanks sis for the bday basket), and I eat a little everyday, but I just try to jog a few extra miles a week, ansddo a little more stretches and such to make up for it. Nothing wrong with a little booty!

Believe me, I have a couple friends who have always been skinny and think about eating food all day long. One of my best friends that I've known for 18 years has always been in great shape. He has a 6 pack and looks toned / muscular but he doesn't work out and he eats like crap. When I visited him a couple months ago he ate soooo much food over the course of the day lol. I'm talking 2 philly cheese steaks, french fries, 6-8 beers, wings, 4 bbq pulled pork sandwiches, and some other random stuff. He probably lost weight the next day for all I know. He's always eaten like that and his body stays the same. Wish that could happen to me.

Coming as a skinner person, I think for me, It's about self control.

I can stop at only 3 or 4 fries and not eat the whole container.. or I can have just a serving of cookies and not eat the whole darn bag.

I eat chocolate all the the time.. but I'll only eat half the bar and save the rest for the next day. That way I'm still getting what I want, but I'm not eating massive portions. No point in drooling over something and denying yourself.. cause thats only going to make you binge.

I wish I could do this.

with me it's all or nothing.

I crave WHOLE bags of chips and WHOLE packages of oreos..and if I have a few, I WILL eat the WHOLE thing. So I just don't eat it.
I have no problem saying "no, I can't have that" and it doesn't drive me crazy or make me want it more. I can abstain. But if I do decide to have a "Few" it inevitably ends up "all".

See, thats where I get confused.

If you can abstain from eating it totally, then why can't you just have a serving and be done? It's basically the same thing in my eyes, except your eating what your craving.

My mind set is, I can always go back for more.. but once I have that little taste, it satisfies what I need and then I'm done.

Coming as a skinner person, I think for me, It's about self control.

I can stop at only 3 or 4 fries and not eat the whole container.. or I can have just a serving of cookies and not eat the whole darn bag.

I eat chocolate all the the time.. but I'll only eat half the bar and save the rest for the next day. That way I'm still getting what I want, but I'm not eating massive portions. No point in drooling over something and denying yourself.. cause thats only going to make you binge.

I wish I could do this.

with me it's all or nothing.

I crave WHOLE bags of chips and WHOLE packages of oreos..and if I have a few, I WILL eat the WHOLE thing. So I just don't eat it.
I have no problem saying "no, I can't have that" and it doesn't drive me crazy or make me want it more. I can abstain. But if I do decide to have a "Few" it inevitably ends up "all".

See, thats where I get confused.

If you can abstain from eating it totally, then why can't you just have a serving and be done? It's basically the same thing in my eyes, except your eating what your craving.

My mind set is, I can always go back for more.. but once I have that little taste, it satisfies what I need and then I'm done.

That's like trying to explain why the sunset is pretty. It just is. Like some people don't have that full switch, some of us don't have the "a little is enough" switch.

I keep hearing about how French women aren't fat because they have a little taste of everything and that the first bite tastes better than anything after, so they can stop easily.

For me, the last bite tastes as good as the first. I don't have that "switch." And while I know I can have more later, it's too tasty -- too pleasurable -- to just stop after that first bite.

Coming as a skinner person, I think for me, It's about self control.

I can stop at only 3 or 4 fries and not eat the whole container.. or I can have just a serving of cookies and not eat the whole darn bag.

I eat chocolate all the the time.. but I'll only eat half the bar and save the rest for the next day. That way I'm still getting what I want, but I'm not eating massive portions. No point in drooling over something and denying yourself.. cause thats only going to make you binge.

I wish I could do this.

with me it's all or nothing.

I crave WHOLE bags of chips and WHOLE packages of oreos..and if I have a few, I WILL eat the WHOLE thing. So I just don't eat it.
I have no problem saying "no, I can't have that" and it doesn't drive me crazy or make me want it more. I can abstain. But if I do decide to have a "Few" it inevitably ends up "all".

See, thats where I get confused.

If you can abstain from eating it totally, then why can't you just have a serving and be done? It's basically the same thing in my eyes, except your eating what your craving.

My mind set is, I can always go back for more.. but once I have that little taste, it satisfies what I need and then I'm done.

That's like trying to explain why the sunset is pretty. It just is. Like some people don't have that full switch, some of us don't have the "a little is enough" switch.

I keep hearing about how French women aren't fat because they have a little taste of everything and that the first bite tastes better than anything after, so they can stop easily.

For me, the last bite tastes as good as the first. I don't have that "switch." And while I know I can have more later, it's too tasty -- too pleasurable -- to just stop after that first bite.

Meh, makes sense but to each their own.

I get the french woman analogy. If I'm eating a grilled chicken breast, the first bite is great.. then after that it's blah because it's the same tastes over and over.. there is nothing different about each bite after the first.. so in my eyes, might as well eat a little bit of everything and enjoy the whole feast than just stick with one or two set foods.

Coming as a skinner person, I think for me, It's about self control.

I can stop at only 3 or 4 fries and not eat the whole container.. or I can have just a serving of cookies and not eat the whole darn bag.

I eat chocolate all the the time.. but I'll only eat half the bar and save the rest for the next day. That way I'm still getting what I want, but I'm not eating massive portions. No point in drooling over something and denying yourself.. cause thats only going to make you binge.

I wish I could do this.

with me it's all or nothing.

I crave WHOLE bags of chips and WHOLE packages of oreos..and if I have a few, I WILL eat the WHOLE thing. So I just don't eat it.
I have no problem saying "no, I can't have that" and it doesn't drive me crazy or make me want it more. I can abstain. But if I do decide to have a "Few" it inevitably ends up "all".

See, thats where I get confused.

If you can abstain from eating it totally, then why can't you just have a serving and be done? It's basically the same thing in my eyes, except your eating what your craving.

My mind set is, I can always go back for more.. but once I have that little taste, it satisfies what I need and then I'm done.

That's like trying to explain why the sunset is pretty. It just is. Like some people don't have that full switch, some of us don't have the "a little is enough" switch.

I keep hearing about how French women aren't fat because they have a little taste of everything and that the first bite tastes better than anything after, so they can stop easily.

For me, the last bite tastes as good as the first. I don't have that "switch." And while I know I can have more later, it's too tasty -- too pleasurable -- to just stop after that first bite.

Meh, makes sense but to each their own.

I get the french woman analogy. If I'm eating a grilled chicken breast, the first bite is great.. then after that it's blah because it's the same tastes over and over.. there is nothing different about each bite after the first.. so in my eyes, might as well eat a little bit of everything and enjoy the whole feast than just stick with one or two set foods.

It's not so much a "to each their own" situation. It isn't like I CHOOSE to eat the whole bag of cookies. Well, in a way, yes, I do. But that trigger in my brain is very strong. If someone took it away, I wouldn't seek it out. But if it's in front of me, it's tough and I always give in, even if I stay away for hours, I will go back to it. I can't stop thinking about it.

So I don't keep those things in my house that trigger that response. I won't go to the store to buy them on a whim, but if they're in the kitchen, I'll eat them.

I wish I could be like you and just walk away and not think about it again. That would make my life a lot better in the sense of food! lol

So, my choice is to avoid or just buy single servings of things.

Im one of those people ^^ I only gained weight (but still wasn't considered "fat," although I developed health issues <.<) after eating around 6,000+ calories per day for a few months.

It is harder to get weight off than it is to maintain for me though, so I know the feeling ^^

I eat lots of fiber-packed cereals, whole grain bread w/jam, and popsicles or chocolate fudge bars (only 80 calories each and 6 for $1 at the dollar tree)...but it's hard not eating candy bars and what not!

I have never understood why people like food so I think that is why I stay skinny. I know that sounds odd, but I eat if I’m hungry, but I never crave any foods. Neither does my mom or sisters. Dulled tastebuds maybe? Been this way since I was a little kid. I don’t goto restaurants. I eat extremely healthy. I think part of it is I have a lot of food allergies-so all those good foods people enjoy like pizza, sweets, fried foods, alcohol, soda, coffee have always gotten me extremely sick, rashes, etc. So I sort of had the Clockwork Orange treatment of food and just dislike it. I don’t snack. I eat at the same time every day.

BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »

12 year old thread resurrected to tell us you don’t have a problem over eating or thinking/craving any sort of food.

One might ask why you’re logged into a calorie counting app? 🤷‍♀️

Only commenting b/c I can't hit the like multiple times. So.... 👍👍👍

snookumss wrote: »

I have a large clientele of strippers (night time sales) and they just eat and eat and eat! Chicken wings every night, big 'ol burgers and the worst things I could possibly make, when I eat a burger maybe once a month!

They are young (young-ish) and they worked up their appetite. You try 6-8 hours of dancing per night.