i'm sick of being skinny

jillio said:
You know, starry eyes, I have tried all my life to gain weight, and the only time I was successful was when I was pregnant! But then as soon as the baby was born, I was right back down where I started. Like you, I've tried many different things, including a diet from the doctor. And, like you the only reason I put myself through all that worry was because of other's rudeness. I am not unhealthy, and I am not uncomfortable, but other people (usually overweight themselves) seem to want to make an issue of it. I have finally reached the conclusion that this is the weight I am supposed to be or it would have changed at some point in my life. I eat as much as anyone else eats, and don't monitor my diet too closely. I jsut am skinny and supposed to be skinny. If it bothers other people, then its their problem, not mine. I'm fine jsut the way I am. And the last time someone was rude enough to ask me if I was anorexic, I simply replied, "No, I'm bulemic!" I consider that question in the same way I saw the question, "Is he deaf?" when people would see me signing to my son. (Itold them, "no, he's blind.") All the worry over your weight is more unhealthy than being skinny. By the way, I'm 5' tall and weigh 96 lbs.
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I hate u..I really hate u for having this problem. I have the opposite problem. So easy for me to gain weight and very hard for me to lose it. Ugh! :rifle:

To starryeyes..at your age, it is normal to have a high metabolism. Most of us have that when were are your age but many of us come in different sizes and shapes. I was not too skinny but not heavy..just average sized and I ate anything I wanted at any time and didnt gain weight throughout my high school years. Well, once I turned 19 or 20, the weight started creeping up and I started exercising and watching my diet. Maintained a healthy weight but I got obsessed with it when I was 21 and had a mild eating disorder. Got so skinny...I watched a show about a former model going partial blind from her sickness so that stopped me cold. From then on, I continued to maintain it with exercise and eating right. However, since I started my teaching job at 30 years old, it just became harder and harder to maintain it and the weight started piling up and having my 2nd baby, I ballooned so I am trying to lose it but I dont know what it is..my age or lack of energy/time but I just cant seem to get back into my old exercise routine.

I think those who are making those snide remarks are jealous cuz they too want to be skinny. I gotta admit, I want to be super skinny..I just like the way clothes look on super skinny people and I am a clothes freak. I hate how clothes look on me now and it is hard.

Good luck!
 
shel90 said:
I hate u..I really hate u for having this problem. I have the opposite problem. So easy for me to gain weight and very hard for me to lose it. Ugh! :rifle:

To starryeyes..at your age, it is normal to have a high metabolism. Most of us have that when were are your age but many of us come in different sizes and shapes. I was not too skinny but not heavy..just average sized and I ate anything I wanted at any time and didnt gain weight throughout my high school years. Well, once I turned 19 or 20, the weight started creeping up and I started exercising and watching my diet. Maintained a healthy weight but I got obsessed with it when I was 21 and had a mild eating disorder. Got so skinny...I watched a show about a former model going partial blind from her sickness so that stopped me cold. From then on, I continued to maintain it with exercise and eating right. However, since I started my teaching job at 30 years old, it just became harder and harder to maintain it and the weight started piling up and having my 2nd baby, I ballooned so I am trying to lose it but I dont know what it is..my age or lack of energy/time but I just cant seem to get back into my old exercise routine.

I think those who are making those snide remarks are jealous cuz they too want to be skinny. I gotta admit, I want to be super skinny..I just like the way clothes look on super skinny people and I am a clothes freak. I hate how clothes look on me now and it is hard.

Good luck!
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i agree with you on this one.. when will people ever realize that jealousy is not a good look :crazy:
 
what happened to love yourself no matter if you are skinny or fat.. its not the looks.. but personality.. people will still love you no matter who you are...

im the opposite of you.. i have succeeded losing weights.. then to gained it all back when I got pregnant... now i am trying to lose more... its hard... but i cant give up... but i do love myself cuz of my personality... :D
 
i agree with some of them you would go to doctor to check to see what can she/he can do for ya

i am not really skinny or not really fat i am normal thin
oh well shrugs

i hope you can find a way to solve the weight problems and the problem solved
 
Can I trade?

Seriously I used to be real skinny. Of course I did complain about it, that was until I hit 30 yrs old, Bam! I was on way to overweight in no time! Then I realize that trying to gain weight only get worse in the end no matter what.

Being skinny is better than being overweight because it can burden your heart, and other vital organs and can shorten your life.
 
Aww geeez, hun...
As long you are healthy, you got nuthin to
complain about!! believe me!
Smile and enjoy life, hun!
 
I understand this lady here as I am skinny too. The other day shopping for black work pants, I couldn't find anything my size - 1, the smallest size in the store was size 4. Frusterating! I tried them on anyway- they looked like black potatoe sacks on me. :-(

I watch Ophra every chance I can. I did write to Dr. Greene the diet specialist for her show about the opposite; gaining weight. I'm still waiting for reply via email or maybe Dr.Greene will talk about it on the show.

It's not an easy task unless you call eating a box of donuts is a way? Yuck! The best way to put weight on is healthwise sense not just by calaries (donuts) or by fat (heart problems) but a slow progress.

As I learn more on this subject, I will share with you.
Suzi
 
starryeyes said:
hi my name is jessica and i'm 17 going on 18.. i have a major crisis here!! sorry if i sound like im whining or anything but im just so sick of being skinny. im sick of people making comments on how skinny i am. it's not my fault and i come from a family of thin women. i am not anorexic or bulemic. i just have a high metabolism. i cry almost everynite cuz i feel so ugly even though people and my bf say im pretty. i guess i have self esteem issues. ive tried drinking boost and ensure, but it tastes horrible!! the taste is so unbearable and its hard for me to choke it down. im almost 5'2 and 90 lbs.. i would like to gain 10 or 15 pounds.. any ideas?? sorry to vent like this but i want to be able to fill in all jeans i try on at the mall. i want to be able to look at myself in the mirror everyday and be sastified with my body. ive tried many things, but its almost impossible for me to gain weight.. im sick of people saying things like "oh come on you should be happy with yourself" or "you should be glad your belly doesnt hang out when you wear midriffs like these skanks i see at the mall"..NOT HELPFUL ENOUGH FOR ME!! all i want is to gain 15 pounds so people will stop comparing me to that fucking anorexic whore paris hiltion.. :pissed: pardon my french.. :giggle:
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I'm suggest that you need go to McDonald's for 3 meals in 2-4 weeks and see if your weight is skyrocketing like 30-50 lbs more.
 
Well Ive got nothing new to add but yes you should get acomplete physical and bloodwork done.I remember my husband had the same problem.He would buy weight on ect.Trust me It doesnt last, so enjoy eating all those yummy high cal.foods along with healthy ones now.Im like Shel I cant get the weight off and it sux!By the way my husband no longer has that problem now we are buying nutrisystem! LOL>
 
shel90 said:
I hate u..I really hate u for having this problem. I have the opposite problem. So easy for me to gain weight and very hard for me to lose it. Ugh! :rifle:

To starryeyes..at your age, it is normal to have a high metabolism. Most of us have that when were are your age but many of us come in different sizes and shapes. I was not too skinny but not heavy..just average sized and I ate anything I wanted at any time and didnt gain weight throughout my high school years. Well, once I turned 19 or 20, the weight started creeping up and I started exercising and watching my diet. Maintained a healthy weight but I got obsessed with it when I was 21 and had a mild eating disorder. Got so skinny...I watched a show about a former model going partial blind from her sickness so that stopped me cold. From then on, I continued to maintain it with exercise and eating right. However, since I started my teaching job at 30 years old, it just became harder and harder to maintain it and the weight started piling up and having my 2nd baby, I ballooned so I am trying to lose it but I dont know what it is..my age or lack of energy/time but I just cant seem to get back into my old exercise routine.

I think those who are making those snide remarks are jealous cuz they too want to be skinny. I gotta admit, I want to be super skinny..I just like the way clothes look on super skinny people and I am a clothes freak. I hate how clothes look on me now and it is hard.

Good luck!
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Oh, shel, say it isn't so! (Tears running down my face.)

And from what I've seen, I wouldn't consider you to be overweight. And thought you looked very attractive in your clothes! But then we are all more critical of ourselves than other people are of us, especially when it comes to appearance. Thanks to the media, women keep trying to attain a perfection that even the models can't attain without 10 lbs of make up, designer clothing, and retouched photographs.
remeber, the beauty comes from inside, not outside. And judging from your willingness to give to others, and the concern you show for your students, I know that you are beautiful where it counts most! (And I don't mean that you aren't beautiful on the outside , too:giggle:)
 
me too!

I have same problem! I'm 5'2, 19 years old I'll be 20 in few months and my weight is always different but between 85 to 95 it go up and down like if I get sick I lose weight because I don't feel hungry and one week of every month I eat like cow I won't stop eating and gain to 95-98 never go higher than 98 before. I'm still trying to gain few more pound and learn how to keep the weight up even if I don't have good appetite or try to eat till I'm full I keep doing this, eat then stop eating when I don't feel hungry anymore or I get bored of eating food I eat slow so if everyone finish eating and wait for me to finish I get embarassed and stop eating. Or I just don't feel hungry even if I didn't eat all day its frustrating but doctor said I'm healthy but need try work out and makes all "skinny fat" into muscles because it weight more than fat so I'm waiting to get my license and own car then I'll sign up for gym membership and see if it work :)
Maybe you can try work out and eat food that's high in calories and protein. You wear size 1? I wear size 00 guess my leg is super skinny haha hey you should go to aeropostale they have cute jean in size 00, 0, 1, 2, 3 to size 12, oh and my friend she used to be super skinny but she went to doctor for some kind shot that makes her hungry more and she gained from 80 to 115 pound she look better and her boobs got so much bigger too if I'm 85 pound its 34A and if I gain to 98 its 34B so I want to gain to 105 and maybe boobs will become 34C
 
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