Too Skinny is locked? why? that is really silly!

[Oreo]

I, most certainly agree

I much rather weigh 130 lbs w/ 15 BF% then weigh 120 lbs w/ 28%BF

[ttdriver]

I surly didn't get to where I am today by being nonchalant about it.

Obsession: Act of besieging; Persistant

I am dedicated, I stay focused on my goal, I AM persistant therefore I am Obsessed-lol

Me too. Yes I am obsessed; with the persistence it takes to make sure I never gain the weight back; with the determination to surpass my goal of running a half marathon at age 50; with the commitment to age as healthy as possible without the need for drugs to rectify age-related ailments caused by inactivity and weight gain.

Obsessed for sure and proud of it. You bet I didn't get this way by being nonchalant and I sure as heck ain't gonna be that way from here on out either!


Betty

[G-Mom]

Ivana Trump once said "A Woman can never be too Rich or too Skinny"

I can't wait till someone tells me I'm too skinny- that will be music to my ears!!!!

me too! :yes but that would only happen if I go below my goal weight of 120.... which I have..... last two diets I went down to 119 lbs and my husband said enough... I am getting to skinny!

and that was music to my ears.... but I stopped dieting and put it all back on..... :sadblinky

then he said.... umm.....why don't you lose some weight?... you would look a lot better... :sadblinky

Your post made me very sad. I don't want to go into it for fear of someone thinking bad things about me, but let's just leave it at that..very sad indeed.

[Iapetus999]

My wife thinks I'm too skinny buy according to the BMI I'm still "overweight"

I used to be truly skinny growing up.
I could eat whatever I wanted and never gained an ounce.
It's when I got older and started gaining like 10lbs/year that I thought I might have an "eating problem."

Part me also misses being big. That's probably more a guy thing but once in a while I miss my big-ole belly.

PS the mods rock. anonymous critism of someone else on the board shouldn't be tolerated.

[FightingTheFight]

Yes, I'd like to be skinny, but first and foremost I'd like to be healthy and strong, and have toned muscles

That has to be the most intelligent statement I've have ever heard and respect anyone who lives by that Mantra.

For every person who tells me I'm skinny, 15 will say I look great.

Ya look great! :yes

Sometimes Betty I wish I had a clone of you nearby, for those mornings I don't want to get up and work out, or go out and slam the bag for an hour.

[ex-barbie-doll]

Your post made me very sad. I don't want to go into it for fear of someone thinking bad things about me, but let's just leave it at that..very sad indeed.

Well, just don't be sad for me! :wave Because I feel so much better having lost the excess weight :nod I feel like a Million Bucks!

And I am glad NOW that my husband suggested I lose weight rather than keeping it to himself....and stewing about the fact that I used to feel like a million but when I put on weight and felt really fat ....

I had no self esteem..... no pride in my looks.... (which were very good when I was younger).... I would hide myself in huge sweat shirts and huge stretchy pants.... really frumpy....

today I am wearing tiny short shorts and a little t shirt... and tomorrow when it is even hotter I have a halter top I plan to wear.....very fashionable! :wave

[Starmaker]

Well YEY barbie doll!!!!!!!! :joy

[bnzstar]

I think the original post was intended in good spirit and sorry to once again be in the minority, but yes you can be too skinny and that can cause some health problems, albeit not necessarily as many as being overweight.

I know.. I used to be TOO SKINNY. I was anemic, I wore sweaters in 90 degree weather because I was So cold all the time, I was told I might have problems having a child if I did not gain weight b/c my blood pressure was incredibly low. Then there's osteoporosis and my doctor was reluctant to perform an elective surgery because my low body weight made me very vulnerable to being over drugged or overanesthesized.

Of course you can be skinny and healthy, but to say you can never be too skinny is just not true. And of course everyone is going to have an opinion---frankly when I see sunken in eyes and cheeck bones, ribs and shoulder blades, and knobby knees on someone I don't find it attractive even if they can strut around in a string bikini with no shame. Paris Hilton comes to mind and Lindsay Lohan and the Olsen twins. They don't look good to me, but that's just my opinion, there are girls killing themselves to look the same way.

[BreakfastSurreal]

I know.. I used to be TOO SKINNY. I was anemic, I wore sweaters in 90 degree weather because I was So cold all the time, I was told I might have problems having a child if I did not gain weight b/c my blood pressure was incredibly low. Then there's osteoporosis and my doctor was reluctant to perform an elective surgery because my low body weight made me very vulnerable to being over drugged or overanesthesized.

ugh...I remember those days...at 15 I went into the hospital for depression...never had an eating disorder before that but my weight is part of what caused me to be depressed...and in the center I was in there were LOTS of bulemic and anorexic girls...my roommate while I was there actually taught me how to throw up...I never could do it before, I had tried though. After I learned that I felt like I had the secret to weight loss...I also started to fast a lot, because she told me when you fast for 3 days, you don't feel hungry anymore (ketosis!) so I did that, and then whenever I did eat I would purge. I got down to about 120 pounds, which doesnt seem THAT skinny, but I had no muscle tone at all, I'd say my body looked really gross...very pale, easily bruised because of lack of nutrients, my nails were always purple, and my skin was always veiny looking and COLD, no matter how many blankets I could cover up with, I was always cold...especially my fingers and toes. SOOO glad I got over that...I probably wouldn't have if I hadn't made the soccer team in HS...after that I knew I had to stop and get healthy.

[shelbyquinn03079]

I agree. While I think to each his/her own I am someone who has always said if I had to chose I would rather be 20 pnds overweight than 20pnds underweight. Not 50 mind you but you get my point.

Everybody has to feel good in their own skin though. That's what is most important.

I am glad that I have a fiance that doesn't add extra pressure on me about weight. I am hard enough on myself about it. The only reason he even cares is because he sees how hard I am on myself when I have extra weight on. He has never even suggested anything about me looking better skinnier or him being more attracted to me if I was thinner. When he puts weight on and I see the little belly he gets I notice but it doesn't bother me in the least and I don't feel I am holding anything back by not commenting on it. I see WHO he is, and he is the same with me. Thank god.

[bnzstar]

Surreal,

Actually for me it was depression that caused my weight to plummet so much.
The only time in my life I've been at proper weight was after I got treatment for it and CONTINUED to maintain it. I'm pretty much naturally thin/ to medium for my height but when I don't take my anti-depressants or get out of a healthy routine I will either drop tons of weight or put on about 10-20 pounds. Which makes me chunky, but still within healthy weight for my height .
Anyway, that's what got me into Atkins, recovering from the last time I decided to go off meds. Now I've been back on consistently for about a year now, I'm so close to where I want to be weightwise, I can hardly wait until the outfits shoved in the back fit again.
I never had an eating disorder, in the context which you speak of, but after the murder of my dad, death of another close relative and being sexually harrassed at work, I had so much anxiety I didn't eat for weeks and weeks.
What's disturbing is that at the times when I was so miserable and painfully skinny...wearing clothes from kids' department at one point....people just kept heaping on the compliments. The skinnier I got the more people seemed to love me. I got modeling jobs and a promotion at work, absolutely no incentive to take care of myself and get healthy.
Only my Mom and close relatives said "Wait a minute! What's going on?"
Good luck on your journey.

[ttdriver]

Ya look great!

Sometimes Betty I wish I had a clone of you nearby, for those mornings I don't want to get up and work out, or go out and slam the bag for an hour.

Thanks!! Yeah, I know whatcha mean .. there are days I think "man, I just *can't* run today".. Those are the days when I know I HAVE TO. I AM ALWAYS GLAD I DID IT AFTERWARDS CUZ IT MAKES ME FEEL SO GREAT!!


Betty

[FightingTheFight]

there are days I think "man, I just *can't* run today".. Those are the days when I know I HAVE TO

OMG! I do that too...I always say to myself, "I know I must do it because I spending tons of time trying to make excuses not to."

[ex-barbie-doll]

I think the original post was intended in good spirit and sorry to once again be in the minority, but yes you can be too skinny and that can cause some health problems, albeit not necessarily as many as being overweight.
.

I think all of us who say you can't be too skinny are just kidding... I know I was...

for myself I can't get skinny... much less too skinny.... never have been and never will be.. don't want to...
(perhaps a little skinny?...heh..heh.... sort of thin perhaps? slender? heh :nod

but I do agree that too thin is not attractive and not healthy... thin would be nice for a change :nod

[ttdriver]

I'm healthy, happy and gonna do my darndest to stay right where I am!!
:guns :guns
NIFTY AT FIFTY!

Betty