P1xie Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 I just have to rant a bit about being "too" skinny. I'm so sick of going out to eat and getting snide remarks from the waitress how I will probably just have a salad. If your too skinny never order one without dressing, even if you just enjoy the taste of veggies over dressing. I'm at the point where I don't even want to order a salad. Obviously since I'm so skinny don't guess what I want to eat let me order it. As I'm walking my Lab I don't want to hear how I have a eating disorder. No I really don't feel the need to vomit my food today, thanks for inquiring and no I'm not anorexic. No I don't starve myself. I see these shows when girls put on fat suits to see other people's treatment versus when they aren't wearing the fat suit. Most are very rude, but I would like them to use a girl that is underweight and see the reaction to that as well. I am very comfortable with my body. Yes I am underweight for my height according to the "Standards", but I by no means diet. I just have a high metabolism. I can eat what I want and sit on my *ss all day!
superconductor Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 P1x, you're one of the fortunate ones. Earlier this evening I was out at a restaurant with my brother and his family, one of those chinese buffet deals. I have never seen so many chubbies in all my life, and every one of them - every single one - was going back for 3rd, 4th and 5th servings. It honesly made me queasy. Just seeing all that jiggling mass under stretchy polyester, thundering back and forth from the deep-fried chicken balls and the mushroom fried rice actually put me off my food. I'm like you, I'm fortunate to have the high metabolism and very seldom gain any weight (though I burn up in the summer when it's too hot). So when I hear of these large people complaining that I can eat all that I want and not gain weight, meanwhile if they so much as look at a brownie they gain weight, I just have to shake my head. I don't see a metabolism problem; I see a self-discipline problem. So be thankful that you're one of those lucky few that won't be gracing the pages of Cardiac Monthly or The Obese Annual. You'll live longer and be happier too.
Pink Amulet Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 Well I certainly don't starve myself by any means. But like you P1x, I do just generally enjoy salads and vegetables. Modelling and dancing for so many years I know the signs of an eating disorder all to well. However, I never had to succumb to the pressures of staying slim. Although it was always suspected until people actually saw how active I am. I'm not talking about being a gym junkie either (I hate the gym). I just decided I would much rather focus on being 'healthy', not skinny... having a killer body is just a bonus But you are right P1xie. Being thin can put you in uncomfortable positions too... for example in my sexual zeitgeist lectures when people refer to the barbie types "blonde hair, tall and thin, with big boobs- I mean who really looks like that?!" ummm.... ME?! I don't appreciate the barbie comments I seem to frequently recieve. Barbie is an object. There is always a divide... I can't complain about how my breasts hurt my back ("oh poor you"), or if I feel full I have to make sure I don't say "I feel so fat"... Otherwise, look out, here come the lectures! I work hard for my body. I shouldn't have to explain why, or br criticised because I don't want to sit on my ass eating Mcdonalds like so many...
alphamale Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 Most are very rude, but I would like them to use a girl that is underweight and see the reaction to that as well. you mean like a chick with her entire rib-cage showing and sucked in cheeks and stuff? yeah that would be pretty funny!
Tony T Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 The only person in the world you have to please is yourself. Pay no mind to what others think or feel about your weight. You can NEVER be too thin or too rich. How about a loan? ha!
Outcast Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 All I can say is enjoy it while it lasts. Everybody's metabolism slows down eventually
Pink Amulet Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 It doesn't happen if you keep exercising and eating well. Getting older is just an excuse for some people to let themselves go. Not that I am implying you have outcast!
Outcast Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 Pink, you missed the famous (well in my mind anyway LOL) Butt Avatar. It was, I hasten to note, a jeans-clad butt but butt there was. And no 'let go'ness to be had.
quankanne Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 I can't complain about how my breasts hurt my back I would ... and loudly, too. Because unless someone has the same problem, it's very hard to understand how large, lovely boobs can be a killer. People don't tend to think past the first glance. Pixie, next time someone shoots a snide remark about eating salad, sweetly remind them that you're trying to get your veggie intake all in one shot (think of it as doing a PSA for the food pyramid people). Or you, if you want to be get back at the waitress and make her feel bad, borrow an insulin syringe and bottle and pull it out while placing your order. You'd be amazed how that shuts people up. Or makes them think before shooting off their mouth. Though, I'm really, really surprised that people would be that rude to a paying customer!
Aloros Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 Hear, hear! I am so sick of people going on and on about how a girl is too skinny and how it's so unhealthy, and I'm sitting there thinking "I'm just as thin as she is!" Just like some people are built a bit heavier, some are built in the opposite direction. I have small bones, and it's nothing I could help, I was simply born this way. Please stop telling me how thin I am or how you feel like you're going to break me when you hug me. Really, I'm quite durable. Yes, I like salads. No, I don't eat them to stay thin, I eat them because I LIKE them. I really wish people would think twice before they express such disgust with a thin woman. It may be through no fault of her own. Pink Amulet, I'm surprised people accuse you of anorexia. I thought anorexic people generally start to lose the fat in their breasts as well?
Pink Amulet Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 Pink, you missed the famous (well in my mind anyway LOL) Butt Avatar. It was, I hasten to note, a jeans-clad butt but butt there was. And no 'let go'ness to be had. Put it back
Pink Amulet Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 Pink Amulet, I'm surprised people accuse you of anorexia. I thought anorexic people generally start to lose the fat in their breasts as well? It isn't about an eating disorder, so much as an eating complex. People assume because you like salads, vegetables, excersising etc. that you are punishing yourself to stay thin. People would assume this until they actually see that I am very content with my lifestyle!!
dgiirl Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 lol I have a good healthy appetite Often, I'd order some burger and fries or something like that, and my ex use to order a salad. They'd ALWAYS put the salad in front of me!!! I'm like, dude he's fat, not me lol But yah, I hate being told I need to eat more. Or being accused I'm anorexic. Or if I complain I'm feeling fat or not in shape, people just roll their eyes at me. I feel guilty for complaining because I know things could be worse.
2sunny Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 I was recently able to put on ten pounds - and keep it on! I was so thin that people would say to me "oh my god - are you okay?" To which I would feel - of course I am - I just can't seem to gain no matter how I try! It made me so uncomfortable I wouldn't go out at all... Now, ten pounds makes all the difference in the world... people now say "you look so great." Of course, I had to eat all the time - and at times I do feel a bit fat compared to my old self, but I feel much stronger than before. Yep, ten pounds, from a size zero to a four... wooooo hooooo!
blind_otter Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 Once I was sitting over at a friend's house. It was bustling, there were lots of people coming and going (he was quite sociable, drunks often are). There's one girl that he knew from the strip club, and she is so skinny it's almost disturbing. Like Nicole Richie, you know. Ribs showing, no muscle tone. Every time she walked by these two guys on the couch next to the chair I was in kept saying "Someone get that girls a cheese steak". I tried not to laugh but it was hilarious. They did it with a straight face while staring off into space. So she never figured out exactly which guy was saying it. Anyways, don't let what other people say bother you so much. If I did that I would always be pissed off, and who likes being pissed off? rhetorical question.
Pink Amulet Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 Okay does anyone know the size conversion? Because for my eyes, 2sunny it seems you are non existent
Pink Amulet Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 Once I was sitting over at a friend's house. It was bustling, there were lots of people coming and going (he was quite sociable, drunks often are). There's one girl that he knew from the strip club, and she is so skinny it's almost disturbing. Like Nicole Richie, you know. Ribs showing, no muscle tone. Every time she walked by these two guys on the couch next to the chair I was in kept saying "Someone get that girls a cheese steak". I tried not to laugh but it was hilarious. They did it with a straight face while staring off into space. So she never figured out exactly which guy was saying it. Anyways, don't let what other people say bother you so much. If I did that I would always be pissed off, and who likes being pissed off? rhetorical question. Nothing hotter than watching a skeleton strip
2sunny Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 From your pics I've seen PA - my body is not much different than yours, although I am 45 years old... Tall frame, small lower body and larger boobs (natural ones too). I am very naturally muscley - yep, I too was a dancer (and a gymnast) in my younger years...
superconductor Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 Nothing hotter than watching a skeleton strip What would be left? Maybe some atoms or a funny smell?
Pink Amulet Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 LOL- SC my sides hurt from laughing. 2sunny- So around a size 8-10 in Australian sizing. I am glad to hear you are still healthy (and I'm sure sexy) woman
Adunaphel Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 I'm not *that* skinny (5'4'' , 110 lbs), but I get some of those "salad" comments too. I used to see all of them as compliments, until I stumbled on a few "people would not make comments to fat people but are unsensitive towards skinny people" threads on here, which got me thinking. You can pick apart the "well-meaning" people from the jealous ones rather easily. I find it kind of sweet when some friends of mine make "get her some food" comments, while I hate it when acquaintances/relatives who are clearly jealous (it's usually women who are struggling with their weight) insist that I get a second serving/one more slice of cake/more than my right share of some high-calories food that is being served. I also hate it when some guy who would *never* find me attractive (according to his standards) no matter how much weight I gained insistes telling me that I should put more weight on. While the other comments are annoying, this can be slightly hurtful. I found out that the "promise that you'll date me if I put 10 pounds on" line usually shuts them up. Do you know what I love about being (relatively) skinny? You can order double fries at mac donald's, eating the most unhealthy stuff in public (even walking on the street), spend a fortune on the stupidest-looking candies in the candy shop, all without worrying what people might think. When I weighed 20 pounds more than I weigh now, I was constantly worrying about people thinking that I should not eat so much. (Which screams insecurity, but it's a different story).
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