Nothing tastes as good as thin feels

[Anonymous]

OP’s problem is the idea behind the title of the thread doesn’t match the follow-up posts trying to explain or qualify. A “nothing tastes as good as thin feels” approach to eating is pretty mich the polar opposite of eating whatever you want, which is whatOP keeps saying is bad in follow-ups. IMO neither approach is ideal. Moderatiion in all things is key. Not living on air to worship at the altar of thin, nor gluttony via a total lack of self control and constant indulgence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the whole US emphasis on thin as a sign of beauty is sick. And I am a thin person. There seems to be an idea that denying yourself the pleasure of eating is some kind of a moral high ground. And that leads to eating disorders. Plenty of people have a healthy mind set about eating and weight all around the world. Fix the mind set, you will fix obesity crisis. Plenty of people enjoy food without feeling guilty about it. I assure you baguette with butter tastes good, so does steak, enjoying food doesn't lead to obesity, more likely opposite is true.

If you think this is a singularly US phenomenon, you haven't been around the world much. Go to South Korea and then tell me we're the only ones obsessed with being thin.

There is a place where food and morality DO intersect, and it’s way before starvation or gluttony.

[Anonymous]

Having just put in the work needed to take off 40 pounds, I agree with you Op. There is no food so wonderful tasting that it would be worth regaining those 40 pounds only to have to struggle to take them back off. Lasagna, pie, pizza, cookies - so not worth it.

I indulge a little here and there but it's in a manageable way.

I don't look down on morbidly obese people. I would imagine that having so much weight to lose would be overwhelming. But you've got to start somewhere...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP’s problem is the idea behind the title of the thread doesn’t match the follow-up posts trying to explain or qualify. A “nothing tastes as good as thin feels” approach to eating is pretty mich the polar opposite of eating whatever you want, which is whatOP keeps saying is bad in follow-ups. IMO neither approach is ideal. Moderatiion in all things is key. Not living on air to worship at the altar of thin, nor gluttony via a total lack of self control and constant indulgence.

OP here.

I don't understand what you're saying. I posted a thread with a title that implicitly disparages the notion of eating whatever you want. Then, in follow-up posts, I criticized people who eat in a gluttonous way.

So how am I being inconsistent?

[Anonymous]

Have you tried cookies, though? Or doughnuts? What about Bacon, french fries, cheeseburgers, pizza, chocolate, wine, beer?

Damn, I need to get lunch.

[Anonymous]

Nope. It’s a delusion.true happiness is eating an almond croissant with the perfect cup of coffee

You live only once. Enjoy small portions of things you love.

[Anonymous]

I generally eat well, and exercise regularly. I'm a size 8, and I'm completely happy with the way I look and feel.

If I said no to every piece of birthday cake, and ate berries for dessert while my kids had ice cream in the summer, and skipped on the stuffing at Thanksgiving, and didn't have pecan pie for breakfast with my dad at Christmas (as is our tradition), I could be a size 4 or 6.

And you know what? Tasting all those things and fully participating in my life and being a happy/healthy size 8 is absolutely much better than "being thin feels."

Eff that! I love my life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I generally eat well, and exercise regularly. I'm a size 8, and I'm completely happy with the way I look and feel.

If I said no to every piece of birthday cake, and ate berries for dessert while my kids had ice cream in the summer, and skipped on the stuffing at Thanksgiving, and didn't have pecan pie for breakfast with my dad at Christmas (as is our tradition), I could be a size 4 or 6.

And you know what? Tasting all those things and fully participating in my life and being a happy/healthy size 8 is absolutely much better than "being thin feels."

Eff that! I love my life.

Amen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP’s problem is the idea behind the title of the thread doesn’t match the follow-up posts trying to explain or qualify. A “nothing tastes as good as thin feels” approach to eating is pretty mich the polar opposite of eating whatever you want, which is whatOP keeps saying is bad in follow-ups. IMO neither approach is ideal. Moderatiion in all things is key. Not living on air to worship at the altar of thin, nor gluttony via a total lack of self control and constant indulgence.

OP here.

I don't understand what you're saying. I posted a thread with a title that implicitly disparages the notion of eating whatever you want. Then, in follow-up posts, I criticized people who eat in a gluttonous way.

So how am I being inconsistent?

I don’t think that quote merely disparages the notion of eating whatever you want. I think it goes well beyond that, to implicitly say it is better to be thin at any cost, i.e. no matter how little you eat of anything. It’s not saying aim for balance, or indulge reasonably with self control, or even gets lots of healthy exercise and don’t stress over every calorie, all of which would be great messages. It’s no heslthier to starve for the sake of being thin than to be obese for the sake of eating whatever you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thoughts?

This is a slogan that works for some people, by reminding them of their goal. I think having a goal and visualizing it and its benefits is one way to strengthen will power.

Obviously there are other approaches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I generally eat well, and exercise regularly. I'm a size 8, and I'm completely happy with the way I look and feel.

If I said no to every piece of birthday cake, and ate berries for dessert while my kids had ice cream in the summer, and skipped on the stuffing at Thanksgiving, and didn't have pecan pie for breakfast with my dad at Christmas (as is our tradition), I could be a size 4 or 6.

And you know what? Tasting all those things and fully participating in my life and being a happy/healthy size 8 is absolutely much better than "being thin feels."

Eff that! I love my life.

Amen.

Cool. And to me, eating birthday cake isn't worth not fitting into the dresses I love, or looking the way I want to in a bikini. Being a size 2 (which I can do without starving myself or exercising obsessively) makes me happy because it makes me feel beautiful. I do love food, but am perfectly satisfied having a small piece of chocolate. I don't crave a whole piece of cake. I love seafood and would happily eat a great piece of fish with some vegetables and bread over a huge steak slathered with butter.

I guess my point is people seem to have this idea that "fully participating" in life necessarily means eating all sorts of junk food. That's just not true for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I generally eat well, and exercise regularly. I'm a size 8, and I'm completely happy with the way I look and feel.

If I said no to every piece of birthday cake, and ate berries for dessert while my kids had ice cream in the summer, and skipped on the stuffing at Thanksgiving, and didn't have pecan pie for breakfast with my dad at Christmas (as is our tradition), I could be a size 4 or 6.

And you know what? Tasting all those things and fully participating in my life and being a happy/healthy size 8 is absolutely much better than "being thin feels."

Eff that! I love my life.

Amen.

Cool. And to me, eating birthday cake isn't worth not fitting into the dresses I love, or looking the way I want to in a bikini. Being a size 2 (which I can do without starving myself or exercising obsessively) makes me happy because it makes me feel beautiful. I do love food, but am perfectly satisfied having a small piece of chocolate. I don't crave a whole piece of cake. I love seafood and would happily eat a great piece of fish with some vegetables and bread over a huge steak slathered with butter.

I guess my point is people seem to have this idea that "fully participating" in life necessarily means eating all sorts of junk food. That's just not true for everyone.

I mean, ok. What response are you looking for? A piece of birthday cake once a month isn't going to make you too fat for your bikini, LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I generally eat well, and exercise regularly. I'm a size 8, and I'm completely happy with the way I look and feel.

If I said no to every piece of birthday cake, and ate berries for dessert while my kids had ice cream in the summer, and skipped on the stuffing at Thanksgiving, and didn't have pecan pie for breakfast with my dad at Christmas (as is our tradition), I could be a size 4 or 6.

And you know what? Tasting all those things and fully participating in my life and being a happy/healthy size 8 is absolutely much better than "being thin feels."

Eff that! I love my life.

Amen.

Cool. And to me, eating birthday cake isn't worth not fitting into the dresses I love, or looking the way I want to in a bikini. Being a size 2 (which I can do without starving myself or exercising obsessively) makes me happy because it makes me feel beautiful. I do love food, but am perfectly satisfied having a small piece of chocolate. I don't crave a whole piece of cake. I love seafood and would happily eat a great piece of fish with some vegetables and bread over a huge steak slathered with butter.

I guess my point is people seem to have this idea that "fully participating" in life necessarily means eating all sorts of junk food. That's just not true for everyone.

Your post is sad. I hope you don't have daughters with this mindset. You should talk to someone about your disordered eating because I can guarantee that a lot of your time is spent on how you look, what you eat or don't eat, counting calories, or worrying about clothes fitting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I generally eat well, and exercise regularly. I'm a size 8, and I'm completely happy with the way I look and feel.

If I said no to every piece of birthday cake, and ate berries for dessert while my kids had ice cream in the summer, and skipped on the stuffing at Thanksgiving, and didn't have pecan pie for breakfast with my dad at Christmas (as is our tradition), I could be a size 4 or 6.

And you know what? Tasting all those things and fully participating in my life and being a happy/healthy size 8 is absolutely much better than "being thin feels."

Eff that! I love my life.

Amen.

Cool. And to me, eating birthday cake isn't worth not fitting into the dresses I love, or looking the way I want to in a bikini. Being a size 2 (which I can do without starving myself or exercising obsessively) makes me happy because it makes me feel beautiful. I do love food, but am perfectly satisfied having a small piece of chocolate. I don't crave a whole piece of cake. I love seafood and would happily eat a great piece of fish with some vegetables and bread over a huge steak slathered with butter.

I guess my point is people seem to have this idea that "fully participating" in life necessarily means eating all sorts of junk food. That's just not true for everyone.

Your post is sad. I hope you don't have daughters with this mindset. You should talk to someone about your disordered eating because I can guarantee that a lot of your time is spent on how you look, what you eat or don't eat, counting calories, or worrying about clothes fitting.

How do I have disordered eating? I don't like to over indulge in junk food and like being thin (which is my natural state, as long as I don't overeat junk food, which I don't like anyway, so it's not an issue). How is that a problem?

I eat a very healthy diet and spend little to no time thinking about counting calories or how clothes fit.

[Anonymous]

I love how all these women are allowed to say "I'm happy being a size 8 when I could be a 4 because it means I can eat lots of birthday cake" but I'm not allowed to say I like being a size 2 and don't want to eat lots of birthday cake.

If you don't want people to impose a beauty standard on you that requires being a size 2, don't impose a standard on me that requires me to eat lots of junk food and like it.