"Skinny"

kmcrey87
kmcrey87 Posts: 422 Member
edited October 4 in Motivation and Support
Does anyone else cringe when this word is spoken?!

I always picture a decrepit person on their death bed. Wouldn't you much rather be called fit/strong/toned/defined/muscular ... Anything else!?

What would you like people to say about you once you reach your fitness goal?
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  • JThomas61
    JThomas61 Posts: 892
    Absolutely....I was told that the other day by a close friend and they even suggested I was OCD over it. I am still 5 pounds away from a healthy BMI. I am not skinny I am FIT!
  • Jessica2Skinny
    Jessica2Skinny Posts: 118 Member
    Toned up and in incrediable shape!


    Yup, thats what I'm looking for :)
  • AureliaCotta
    AureliaCotta Posts: 99 Member
    I always picture a decrepit person on their death bed. Wouldn't you much rather be called fit/strong/toned/defined/muscular ... Anything else!?

    Healthy? You can call me that when I hit my goal weight.

    When I hear skinny I think J.J. on that old television show "Good Times." Someone who is just a string bean of a person: lanky and without any real curves or shape to them. Not necessarily a bad thing to be...but not for me.
  • lizsmith1976
    lizsmith1976 Posts: 497 Member
    Fit, healthy, strong are all good.

    Yes, I hate skinny. I am in no way skinny. I have defined biceps, triceps, and obliques for the first time in my life. My abs are there, just still hidden for a little while longer... My quads bulge out even when not flexing. I think I look fantastic and all I hear from my family is, "you look so skinny now". Uggh.
  • sexyminxinthemaking
    sexyminxinthemaking Posts: 451 Member
    slim is much better than skinny
  • sexygenius
    sexygenius Posts: 1,078 Member
    I just want people to say "damnnnnn"
  • kmcrey87
    kmcrey87 Posts: 422 Member
    Nice to know I am not the only one with an issue with this word!
  • papastu
    papastu Posts: 737 Member
    there is a difference berween skinny ( seeing bone definition) and toned (muscle definition)

    and I do not like skinny peolple, makes me cringe !!
  • bhb301
    bhb301 Posts: 338 Member
    Skinny does not bother me at all.. I don't think people use it to offend anyone
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    Someone called me skinny recently...I'm far from skinny, but I'll take it!!! :happy:
  • heyjude345
    heyjude345 Posts: 66 Member
    I really hate that word, especially when people say it to me considering I am still over 200 pounds. Yes, I've lost weight, but it seems demeaning to me when people say I'm getting so skinny.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I dont care what people say about me at anytime
  • p0pr0cksnc0ke
    p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
    I just want people to say "damnnnnn"

    this

    i will also take a "hot" "smokin" or anything along those lines.
  • amymaria91
    amymaria91 Posts: 202
    I personally don't mind the word skinny, am I the only one that wants to be called that?
  • allie1904
    allie1904 Posts: 248
    I don't mind the word myself.

    I'd rather be called thin/skinny than slim :ohwell:

    I think it's hard for people to comment on you using words like muscular and toned when you're in jeans and a jumper?
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    I think the tone that it is used in is what makes it so bad. I have a lady in my church that has a REALLY BAD HABIT of looking at me and saying, "You're skinny" with a snarl. Not sure why I never got that type of grief when I was overweight. Maybe if I was told "You're fat" with the same attitude I would have done something sooner.
  • skinnylizzard
    skinnylizzard Posts: 460 Member
    I don't want to be skinny and week! I want to be HOT!!!!! A Yummy Mommy!!!!
  • MotivationandStrength
    MotivationandStrength Posts: 2
    I agree with "healthy" because, honestly "skinny" has never been my goal.
  • MrsNoir
    MrsNoir Posts: 236 Member
    I guess because I'm Spanish Skinny doesn't sound as bad to me as it might do to an English native, I guess I don't know the connotations, but thanks to your message I do now. For me the word "thin" sounded even worse, yeah, fit sounds better of the ones you've mentioned. Unfortunately, when I got close to my goal, before I got pregnant I was called "TINY" and I didn't like it at all! I'd rather be called "skinny" than "tiny" as the latest seems closer to "nothing" or "non existant" :D
  • H_Factor
    H_Factor Posts: 1,722 Member
    agree with your post. what are your thoughts on being called amazing...because that's where you are. congrats on your success!!
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    It's just a word. I don't really hate any words, except "slacks" because I just don't like the SOUND of it.
  • PhilipByrne
    PhilipByrne Posts: 276 Member
    Interesting. Even the sample of posters here view it very differently. I would think, for a man in particular, it is an insult if anything.

    Toned or Fit would do me nicely.
  • kagenw
    kagenw Posts: 260 Member
    I just want people to say "damnnnnn"

    Same here :happy:
  • p1xelate
    p1xelate Posts: 141 Member
    I just want people to say "damnnnnn"

    I concur!!!!!!!!!
  • JThomas61
    JThomas61 Posts: 892
    The only thing to me worse than being told I am to skinny is when I was 248 pounds and everyone used to call me "Big Guy".
  • Eagles320
    Eagles320 Posts: 51
    Fit and Strong are always good words.
  • PhilipByrne
    PhilipByrne Posts: 276 Member
    Does anyone else cringe when this word is spoken?!

    I always picture a decrepit person on their death bed. Wouldn't you much rather be called fit/strong/toned/defined/muscular ... Anything else!?

    What would you like people to say about you once you reach your fitness goal?

    Would you settle for Wow!!!!!!!
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Does anyone else cringe when this word is spoken?!

    Yes. I always equate skinny to bony, frail, and thin.
    I always picture a decrepit person on their death bed. Wouldn't you much rather be called fit/strong/toned/defined/muscular ... Anything else!?

    My goal is to be strong, fit, able to do what I want to, go where I want to, look lean, mean, and badass deluxe.
    What would you like people to say about you once you reach your fitness goal?

    She looks like she could kick my *kitten* but still looks like a hot chick.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Skinny doesn't really make me cringe.. now, "Out of the car long hair!" and "Make this easier on everyone, and tell us where it is." makes me really cringe.
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    Does anyone else cringe when this word is spoken?!

    I always picture a decrepit person on their death bed. Wouldn't you much rather be called fit/strong/toned/defined/muscular ... Anything else!?

    What would you like people to say about you once you reach your fitness goal?

    i really, really dislike "skinny." i want to be fit, athletic, toned, strong, sexy, HOT!

    also....

    SLACKS SLACKS SLACKS!!!
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