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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 746161" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Okay. I think I get the difference. I know nobody nor do I want to myself plan life around when I eat, what I eat, how much I eat, or food. As long as I am healthy I just eat what I like, staying away from fast food, sugar or anything obviously bad for me...i don't like fried food and fatty food anyway. I have gastric reflux and dont need that stuff coming up in my tjroat when I try to sleep. Eeeeerew. I will not eat fast food. Ick. When I worked at Applebees the kids who once worked at fast food places told me too much information.</p><p></p><p>I had my own issues with weight although I was a naturally skinny kid who got teased for being too skinny. No exaggeration. Teased.</p><p></p><p>Then I had a mother who often said "A little chubby, arent you?" This is when I leaped to a hefty 110 lbs (sarcasm). She even scolded me once when I was 103! I alway felt like she was monitoring her girl's weight, even though she ignored us in most matters. I am lucky not to have the family curse, an eating disorder that was real and dangerous. But until I got away from her that was a mantra of hers. I wanted to get it out of my head. I did.</p><p>.</p><p>So I dont normally diet for low weight. Normal weight yes .Skinny, no. Emaciated I recognize as sick. I am at 5'0 tall now in a S/M. And of course all of you must know that woman's sizes are now much bigger than they once were. A 5 used to be a 12 for example (I do not know if that is completely accurate). I do know for a fact that sizes have been altered for vanity. When I was a kid I wore a Size 5. It was the smallest size for teens/women. There was no size 0.</p><p></p><p>I think back in the day, it was considered unladylike to eat a hearty meal. I am not sure. I just read it. Maybe women ate more in their homes too.</p><p></p><p>I wanted to lose weight for my daughters wedding and did. But I dieted to a healthy weight. I could not exist on an apple and boiled egg for a meal. Some people obviously can and do. And thats okay if they dont get sick.</p><p></p><p>I am extremely active. As I am typing this I am walking pretty fast back and forth (thus lots of edits are usually in order). I have never been one to just sit. I am always in motion.Maybe that is why I need to eat more. But I also willfully dont want to limit my foods or obsess about eating. So we are all different. I enjoy what I eat.</p><p></p><p>I thnk way too many women, not so much men, obsess over what they weigh. And it's partly society, movie stars, magazines. I have read that the rates of eating disorders have gone up tons in the young and that nursing homes have to monitor laxative abuse. Sad.</p><p></p><p> I think personally that women are being brainwashed to be skinny, beyond the point it is necessary or even attractive. Or healthy.Women worry about it far more than men. And I dont think its a good thing.</p><p></p><p>Jmo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 746161, member: 1550"] Okay. I think I get the difference. I know nobody nor do I want to myself plan life around when I eat, what I eat, how much I eat, or food. As long as I am healthy I just eat what I like, staying away from fast food, sugar or anything obviously bad for me...i don't like fried food and fatty food anyway. I have gastric reflux and dont need that stuff coming up in my tjroat when I try to sleep. Eeeeerew. I will not eat fast food. Ick. When I worked at Applebees the kids who once worked at fast food places told me too much information. I had my own issues with weight although I was a naturally skinny kid who got teased for being too skinny. No exaggeration. Teased. Then I had a mother who often said "A little chubby, arent you?" This is when I leaped to a hefty 110 lbs (sarcasm). She even scolded me once when I was 103! I alway felt like she was monitoring her girl's weight, even though she ignored us in most matters. I am lucky not to have the family curse, an eating disorder that was real and dangerous. But until I got away from her that was a mantra of hers. I wanted to get it out of my head. I did. . So I dont normally diet for low weight. Normal weight yes .Skinny, no. Emaciated I recognize as sick. I am at 5'0 tall now in a S/M. And of course all of you must know that woman's sizes are now much bigger than they once were. A 5 used to be a 12 for example (I do not know if that is completely accurate). I do know for a fact that sizes have been altered for vanity. When I was a kid I wore a Size 5. It was the smallest size for teens/women. There was no size 0. I think back in the day, it was considered unladylike to eat a hearty meal. I am not sure. I just read it. Maybe women ate more in their homes too. I wanted to lose weight for my daughters wedding and did. But I dieted to a healthy weight. I could not exist on an apple and boiled egg for a meal. Some people obviously can and do. And thats okay if they dont get sick. I am extremely active. As I am typing this I am walking pretty fast back and forth (thus lots of edits are usually in order). I have never been one to just sit. I am always in motion.Maybe that is why I need to eat more. But I also willfully dont want to limit my foods or obsess about eating. So we are all different. I enjoy what I eat. I thnk way too many women, not so much men, obsess over what they weigh. And it's partly society, movie stars, magazines. I have read that the rates of eating disorders have gone up tons in the young and that nursing homes have to monitor laxative abuse. Sad. I think personally that women are being brainwashed to be skinny, beyond the point it is necessary or even attractive. Or healthy.Women worry about it far more than men. And I dont think its a good thing. Jmo [/QUOTE]
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