13 Nov 2007, 9:52 am
Macallan wrote:
wsmac wrote:
I always wonder what it takes for women to get as skinny as the ones in your pics. Kinda worries me that their eating habits(purging habits too?) and their self-image may not be the healthiest.
For some of us it takes no effort at all.
I'm as skinny as the blonde woman and 6' foot tall, and I really struggle to put weight on. I get tired of people telling me I should eat more and I'm too thin. I know they mean well but there's nothing I can do about it - no matter how much I eat or what I eat, I don't put on weight. I weigh the same now as I did when I was 15 and can still wear my school uniform quite comfortably 25 years later. The only thing that's changed is that my shoulders are slightly more muscular.
Interestingly (or maybe not!), as there are visibly more and more fat people around I get more and more comments to eat more and suggestions that I have an ED. I've even had strangers pass comment on the street, or out shopping.
I would like to be fatter - being skinny isn't all it's cracked up to be - but it ain't gonna happen in this lifetime unless I go on steroids
My cousin is that way. He usually eats like the horse, but is always as thin as a rail, and is 6"3'. Well, actually, lately, at 30 years old, he has finally managed to get into the "normal" weight range. People just have different metabolisms.
13 Nov 2007, 10:29 am
Actually, it's the height that plays a bigger role in terms of weight management. Generally, the taller you are, the more food you need. Hence, why most people who are considered to be rail-thin despite the fact that they appear to be eating so much tend to be 6'+ or just taller than the average person. In reality, it's possible for anyone to lose or gain just by eating the right amount of food for their height (no need for steroids! ), granted that you have no medical condition that directly affects your weight, such as hypothyroidism, Cushing's Syndrome, etc. As for other factors, genetics just usually determines where most of the fat/muscle is stored in your body, not necessarily the amount of it -- that one's all up to lifestyle, particularly eating habits and yes, exercise.
Just my two cents as a nerd/dietitian-in-training. 
13 Nov 2007, 10:30 am
13 Nov 2007, 12:54 pm
Well 3 and 5 are celebrities, so I think they would be in the public eye a bit too much for my liking! 2 and 4 are just sketches, so that leaves me with No. 1, who probably most resembles the look that seems to attract me in real life.
Do I win a prize for working this puzzle out?
13 Nov 2007, 1:12 pm
Bightme wrote:
Well 3 and 5 are celebrities, so I think they would be in the public eye a bit too much for my liking! 2 and 4 are just sketches, so that leaves me with No. 1, who probably most resembles the look that seems to attract me in real life.
Do I win a prize for working this puzzle out?
Do I win a prize for working this puzzle out?
No, because I beat you to it...
13 Nov 2007, 1:21 pm
ToadOfSteel wrote:
Bightme wrote:
Well 3 and 5 are celebrities, so I think they would be in the public eye a bit too much for my liking! 2 and 4 are just sketches, so that leaves me with No. 1, who probably most resembles the look that seems to attract me in real life.
Do I win a prize for working this puzzle out?
Do I win a prize for working this puzzle out?
No, because I beat you to it...
Oh, damn you!
13 Nov 2007, 1:23 pm
I would claim her now, but she's got that gray X over her. Gotta photoshop that out before I can make the claim...
13 Nov 2007, 1:40 pm
13 Nov 2007, 1:49 pm
Therese wrote:
Actually, it's the height that plays a bigger role in terms of weight management. Generally, the taller you are, the more food you need. Hence, why most people who are considered to be rail-thin despite the fact that they appear to be eating so much tend to be 6'+ or just taller than the average person. In reality, it's possible for anyone to lose or gain just by eating the right amount of food for their height (no need for steroids! ), granted that you have no medical condition that directly affects your weight, such as hypothyroidism, Cushing's Syndrome, etc. As for other factors, genetics just usually determines where most of the fat/muscle is stored in your body, not necessarily the amount of it -- that one's all up to lifestyle, particularly eating habits and yes, exercise.
Just my two cents as a nerd/dietitian-in-training.
), granted that you have no medical condition that directly affects your weight, such as hypothyroidism, Cushing's Syndrome, etc. As for other factors, genetics just usually determines where most of the fat/muscle is stored in your body, not necessarily the amount of it -- that one's all up to lifestyle, particularly eating habits and yes, exercise.Just my two cents as a nerd/dietitian-in-training.
Ooh, I like you
Does this mean I should be eating more cake and chocolate in the winter to keep out the cold?
ToadOfSteel wrote:
And are just anorexic in general...
13 Nov 2007, 1:55 pm
Macallan wrote:
Therese wrote:
Actually, it's the height that plays a bigger role in terms of weight management. Generally, the taller you are, the more food you need. Hence, why most people who are considered to be rail-thin despite the fact that they appear to be eating so much tend to be 6'+ or just taller than the average person. In reality, it's possible for anyone to lose or gain just by eating the right amount of food for their height (no need for steroids! ), granted that you have no medical condition that directly affects your weight, such as hypothyroidism, Cushing's Syndrome, etc. As for other factors, genetics just usually determines where most of the fat/muscle is stored in your body, not necessarily the amount of it -- that one's all up to lifestyle, particularly eating habits and yes, exercise.
Just my two cents as a nerd/dietitian-in-training.
), granted that you have no medical condition that directly affects your weight, such as hypothyroidism, Cushing's Syndrome, etc. As for other factors, genetics just usually determines where most of the fat/muscle is stored in your body, not necessarily the amount of it -- that one's all up to lifestyle, particularly eating habits and yes, exercise.Just my two cents as a nerd/dietitian-in-training.
Ooh, I like you
Does this mean I should be eating more cake and chocolate in the winter to keep out the cold?
Well (according to the above) if you do need to think about insulating a larger surface area, it would be a crime not to!
13 Nov 2007, 6:42 pm
13 Nov 2007, 6:51 pm
Macallan wrote:
I'm as skinny as the blonde woman and 6' foot tall, and I really struggle to put weight on. I get tired of people telling me I should eat more and I'm too thin. I know they mean well but there's nothing I can do about it - no matter how much I eat or what I eat, I don't put on weight. I weigh the same now as I did when I was 15 and can still wear my school uniform quite comfortably 25 years later. The only thing that's changed is that my shoulders are slightly more muscular.
I know what you mean about not being able to put on weight. I'm a guy and 25 and skinny too. I don't think my metabolism with ever slow down, though my GP has assured me it will, and officially I'm just in weight, so they can go stuff themselves
Apparently being naturally skinny makes you statistically less likely to get certain types of cancer.
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