Interesting article about thin people who eat whatever they want yet remain thin

[Anonymous]

Wow okay. I am five foot two and weight a little over 180 Lbs. And I eat all organic foods.whole foods.dairy without hormones added,soy,veggie burgers,tons of fruits,etc. All my blood and sugar levels are normal.I take meds for lung issues that mess my weight up. I was born with it,never smoked. I always feel the need to taste something and have to struggle min. By min. Hr by hr not to eat 24 hours a day,and that alone stresses me too much which raises cortisol. I have impossible times exercizing because I cant breath.walking four blocks to me FEELS like it ought to be burning 500 calories due to how hard I have to breath.was like that sinse childhood and even when thin. I need a quick miracle,not ppl thinking Im lazy or a glutton. Im fatter than and eat better than everyone I know.NO fast foods.yuck

[Anonymous]

Every person I know who says "they eat whatever they want" does not eat much. If you are around this person 24 7 they may seem to eat a lot of junk food like doritos, twinkies, etc. but that is their whole meal....a donut for breakfast, bag of chips for lunch, and an ice cream for dinner...those types of people just don't eat much. my roommate claims to be skinny genetically but she starves herself daily. if she has a piece of cake she will skip dinner and say she is too tired to eat. its so funny how people secretly starve themselves in order to say they can eat whatever they want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"at 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds, she looks quite trim."

Huh? No she doesn't - she looks like she could lose 15-20 pounds.

I agree, if she is trim I am underweight at 5"2/108!

[Anonymous]

I can't believe the obsession some people have with weight on the DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok...I'm 5'4 and have been a size 12 (twice) and am now a 2/4. I actually do best when I eat when I want. And to the poster that is 5'4 and a size 14...I'm sorry, but you're in denial. If you are heavy for your weight, then you are eating too much...plain and simple. Sure, maybe your metabolism is slightly slower than someone else's, but that means that your body just doens't need as much food as you are taking in. You're eating too much and not moving enough.

The problem is really our ability to regulate how much we take in. That can be HAAARD. I get it. I've been there. I've done every diet out there. What actually worked for me, was to stop eating things because they were low-calorie or organic/paleo, or low points, or vitamin shakes, or, or, or...I actually just started eating whatever I wanted. I made sure that I limited portion to the extent that I could, but if I felt like a cheesecake for lunch, I had a slice and didn't "balance with healthy food." I treated things like fruit as food (I always used to think of them as "free items"). I used oil and butter. I lost close to 20lbs!!!!! I'm not sure if my cholesterol is as good as it used to be, but my ass looks better, and I'm not stressing about food and I'm enjoying what I eat!

And yes, I walk and run and do yoga. But when I work out too much, I get hungrier and can overcompensate, so I try to keep it light.

Please, please post a sample daily menu. I could have written your post - except the part about getting smaller than a size 12. TIA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"at 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds, she looks quite trim."

Huh? No she doesn't - she looks like she could lose 15-20 pounds.

I agree, if she is trim I am underweight at 5"2/108!

And you probably look like a little boy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every person I know who says "they eat whatever they want" does not eat much. If you are around this person 24 7 they may seem to eat a lot of junk food like doritos, twinkies, etc. but that is their whole meal....a donut for breakfast, bag of chips for lunch, and an ice cream for dinner...those types of people just don't eat much. my roommate claims to be skinny genetically but she starves herself daily. if she has a piece of cake she will skip dinner and say she is too tired to eat. its so funny how people secretly starve themselves in order to say they can eat whatever they want.

ITA
My sister is the same, she brags how she eats whatever she wants yet when I order pizza, she eats one slice. Never eats junk food, she eats so little. Maybe she eats what she wants but she doesn't seem to eat much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok...I'm 5'4 and have been a size 12 (twice) and am now a 2/4. I actually do best when I eat when I want. And to the poster that is 5'4 and a size 14...I'm sorry, but you're in denial. If you are heavy for your weight, then you are eating too much...plain and simple. Sure, maybe your metabolism is slightly slower than someone else's, but that means that your body just doens't need as much food as you are taking in. You're eating too much and not moving enough.

The problem is really our ability to regulate how much we take in. That can be HAAARD. I get it. I've been there. I've done every diet out there. What actually worked for me, was to stop eating things because they were low-calorie or organic/paleo, or low points, or vitamin shakes, or, or, or...I actually just started eating whatever I wanted. I made sure that I limited portion to the extent that I could, but if I felt like a cheesecake for lunch, I had a slice and didn't "balance with healthy food." I treated things like fruit as food (I always used to think of them as "free items"). I used oil and butter. I lost close to 20lbs!!!!! I'm not sure if my cholesterol is as good as it used to be, but my ass looks better, and I'm not stressing about food and I'm enjoying what I eat!

And yes, I walk and run and do yoga. But when I work out too much, I get hungrier and can overcompensate, so I try to keep it light.

Please, please post a sample daily menu. I could have written your post - except the part about getting smaller than a size 12. TIA

Yes please!!!

[Anonymous]

I know several women who could eat a lot of fattening food and still maintain their figures without dieting and exercise.

That all ended when menopause hit. Now, they look like they are 8 months pregnant. Permanently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok...I'm 5'4 and have been a size 12 (twice) and am now a 2/4. I actually do best when I eat when I want. And to the poster that is 5'4 and a size 14...I'm sorry, but you're in denial. If you are heavy for your weight, then you are eating too much...plain and simple. Sure, maybe your metabolism is slightly slower than someone else's, but that means that your body just doens't need as much food as you are taking in. You're eating too much and not moving enough.

The problem is really our ability to regulate how much we take in. That can be HAAARD. I get it. I've been there. I've done every diet out there. What actually worked for me, was to stop eating things because they were low-calorie or organic/paleo, or low points, or vitamin shakes, or, or, or...I actually just started eating whatever I wanted. I made sure that I limited portion to the extent that I could, but if I felt like a cheesecake for lunch, I had a slice and didn't "balance with healthy food." I treated things like fruit as food (I always used to think of them as "free items"). I used oil and butter. I lost close to 20lbs!!!!! I'm not sure if my cholesterol is as good as it used to be, but my ass looks better, and I'm not stressing about food and I'm enjoying what I eat!

And yes, I walk and run and do yoga. But when I work out too much, I get hungrier and can overcompensate, so I try to keep it light.[/quote



Please, please post a sample daily menu. I could have written your post - except the part about getting smaller than a size 12. TIA

Yes please!!!

I could have written this post, except I went from a size 8 to a size 0 doing the same things. I eat about 1200 calories a day and the food I eat is super healthy. I also eat every few hours so I don't feel like I am starving. I am 45 and could easily pack on the pounds if I didnt pay attention to calories. I eat a lot of protein and high fiber foods. These keep my full and give me the energy I need to work and take care of my family.

Oh...genetics play a small part. Life style is the determining factor in whether a person will be obese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"at 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds, she looks quite trim."

Huh? No she doesn't - she looks like she could lose 15-20 pounds.

I agree, if she is trim I am underweight at 5"2/108!

Actually, it's very possibly with proper muscle tone. I have a friend who is an Olympian in the heptathlon. She is 5'7" and 155lbs. Good luck finding fat on her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know several women who could eat a lot of fattening food and still maintain their figures without dieting and exercise.

That all ended when menopause hit. Now, they look like they are 8 months pregnant. Permanently.

I agree. I am one who has always had to work out to stay trim...and work out hard. I have worked out 5-6 days per week (I bring running shoes on vacation since I stopped playing competitive sports when I was 18. I can gain weight fairly easily so I am always exercising.

My sister and several friends have those super-metabolisms. They drop weight easily. They are also all very tall. They never work out. Bitches!! Now that we are in mid-late 40s--they don't look so good out of clothes. No muscle tone, mid-section weight gain, etc. My body is still the same. I too am finding I have to watch what I eat more often now that I am 43---but since I have been doing this my whole life it isn't as tough for me. I also am very muscular. I am now thankful I didn't have it so easy.

My DR did tell me that I am fortunate that I did work out my entire life because that exercise has probably staved off so many potential diseases and cardiac issues, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok...I'm 5'4 and have been a size 12 (twice) and am now a 2/4. I actually do best when I eat when I want. And to the poster that is 5'4 and a size 14...I'm sorry, but you're in denial. If you are heavy for your weight, then you are eating too much...plain and simple. Sure, maybe your metabolism is slightly slower than someone else's, but that means that your body just doens't need as much food as you are taking in. You're eating too much and not moving enough.

The problem is really our ability to regulate how much we take in. That can be HAAARD. I get it. I've been there. I've done every diet out there. What actually worked for me, was to stop eating things because they were low-calorie or organic/paleo, or low points, or vitamin shakes, or, or, or...I actually just started eating whatever I wanted. I made sure that I limited portion to the extent that I could, but if I felt like a cheesecake for lunch, I had a slice and didn't "balance with healthy food." I treated things like fruit as food (I always used to think of them as "free items"). I used oil and butter. I lost close to 20lbs!!!!! I'm not sure if my cholesterol is as good as it used to be, but my ass looks better, and I'm not stressing about food and I'm enjoying what I eat!

And yes, I walk and run and do yoga. But when I work out too much, I get hungrier and can overcompensate, so I try to keep it light.

That's a great advice! thank you for posting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok...I'm 5'4 and have been a size 12 (twice) and am now a 2/4. I actually do best when I eat when I want. And to the poster that is 5'4 and a size 14...I'm sorry, but you're in denial. If you are heavy for your weight, then you are eating too much...plain and simple. Sure, maybe your metabolism is slightly slower than someone else's, but that means that your body just doens't need as much food as you are taking in. You're eating too much and not moving enough.

The problem is really our ability to regulate how much we take in. That can be HAAARD. I get it. I've been there. I've done every diet out there. What actually worked for me, was to stop eating things because they were low-calorie or organic/paleo, or low points, or vitamin shakes, or, or, or...I actually just started eating whatever I wanted. I made sure that I limited portion to the extent that I could, but if I felt like a cheesecake for lunch, I had a slice and didn't "balance with healthy food." I treated things like fruit as food (I always used to think of them as "free items"). I used oil and butter. I lost close to 20lbs!!!!! I'm not sure if my cholesterol is as good as it used to be, but my ass looks better, and I'm not stressing about food and I'm enjoying what I eat!

And yes, I walk and run and do yoga. But when I work out too much, I get hungrier and can overcompensate, so I try to keep it light.[/quote



Please, please post a sample daily menu. I could have written your post - except the part about getting smaller than a size 12. TIA

Yes please!!!

I could have written this post, except I went from a size 8 to a size 0 doing the same things. I eat about 1200 calories a day and the food I eat is super healthy. I also eat every few hours so I don't feel like I am starving. I am 45 and could easily pack on the pounds if I didnt pay attention to calories. I eat a lot of protein and high fiber foods. These keep my full and give me the energy I need to work and take care of my family.

Oh...genetics play a small part. Life style is the determining factor in whether a person will be obese.

Can you give us a sample of your daily diet?
Would love to lose a few pounds eating well...

[Anonymous]

I'm one of these women who can be considered naturally slim. I'm 5'7, size 2, 34yo , have 2 kids.
I don't know how much I weigh because I don't own a scale, never did. I have an old jeans from HS I use to make sure I'm in my normal weight.
I only do Pilates and Yoga.

I eat what I want but I really don't eat that much. My whole family is thin but they also are not a a big eaters.
These are my way to stay slim:
1. I really don't like a lot of fattening stuff: I don't like sweets, cakes or bread. I prefer vegetables and meat. I don't like soda.
2. I'm not that hungry most of the time and can be sated with a little piece of something. I will eat pizza if I want to but can't really deal with more than one slice.
3. My dad is a great cook and I grew up eating great homemade meals and never ate processed food. As of today, I find most processed food uneatable.
4. I don't eat breakfast.
5. I tend to forget to eat and can't eat when stressed.

I really can't tell though whether I'm thin because I eat that way or I eat that way because I'm thin and don't really need lots of food.