Rich women how do you stay skinny?

[Anonymous]

Peer pressure to stay thin, or at least healthy looking. Very few obese women (although they exist, of course). And by peer-pressure, I mean both women and men expect you to look a certain way, even if they won't say anything to your face.

What helps? For one, most wealthy people live in safe, unpolluted neighborhoods where they can walk, bike, jog, etc., for exercise. Many own dogs that need to be taken out. Many own exercise equipment like Pelotons that can be used when the weather is bad. Income is sufficient to buy delicious, fresh foods at well-stocked grocery stores and farmers markets. Wealthy neighborhoods are not food deserts. Well-educated so that most meals are healthy and emphasize to their kids the need to consume fresh foods. (I wouldn't say that wealthy people don't get junk food; my kids and their classmates at their private school love Doritos, chips, and soda; but, they are all regularly consume hot, nicely prepared meals, fruits, and vegetables.) Finally, if there are psychologically-linked food issues, wealthy people can afford therapy and/or trainers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not super skinny, size 2-4.

1. Portion control. No liquid calories, rarely eat out.

I eat pasta, bread, some sweets, even pizza occasionally, etc... 3 meals a day.
I find "restricting" agonizing but I try to avoid added sugar since it's not particularly healthy.
But I see no reason to avoid carbs.

2. Walk 45/min a day.

Can get to 0-2 with more discipline and exercise but it's just not worth the trouble at this point. I grew up as a runner but lost my touch after an injury. Never figured out what to do instead. Walking is great for maintenance though.

I don't feel like most wealthy people rarely eat out though. That's a tricky part

If you’re dining at a fine dining establishment, order a green salad as a first course, and fish as the second course. Don’t finish either.

If you’re dining out for lunch you order a salad with lean protein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Peer pressure to stay thin, or at least healthy looking. Very few obese women (although they exist, of course). And by peer-pressure, I mean both women and men expect you to look a certain way, even if they won't say anything to your face.

What helps? For one, most wealthy people live in safe, unpolluted neighborhoods where they can walk, bike, jog, etc., for exercise. Many own dogs that need to be taken out. Many own exercise equipment like Pelotons that can be used when the weather is bad. Income is sufficient to buy delicious, fresh foods at well-stocked grocery stores and farmers markets. Wealthy neighborhoods are not food deserts. Well-educated so that most meals are healthy and emphasize to their kids the need to consume fresh foods. (I wouldn't say that wealthy people don't get junk food; my kids and their classmates at their private school love Doritos, chips, and soda; but, they are all regularly consume hot, nicely prepared meals, fruits, and vegetables.) Finally, if there are psychologically-linked food issues, wealthy people can afford therapy and/or trainers.

You make some good points, but food deserts are kind of a myth.

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/food-deserts-not-blame-growing-nutrition-gap-between-rich-and-poor-study-finds

I do agree about the access to safe & clean areas for exercise.

[Anonymous]

If we're being honest a lot of high-powered professionals are on Adderall which has weight loss as one side effect.

https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adderall-effects-on-body

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peer pressure to stay thin, or at least healthy looking. Very few obese women (although they exist, of course). And by peer-pressure, I mean both women and men expect you to look a certain way, even if they won't say anything to your face.

What helps? For one, most wealthy people live in safe, unpolluted neighborhoods where they can walk, bike, jog, etc., for exercise. Many own dogs that need to be taken out. Many own exercise equipment like Pelotons that can be used when the weather is bad. Income is sufficient to buy delicious, fresh foods at well-stocked grocery stores and farmers markets. Wealthy neighborhoods are not food deserts. Well-educated so that most meals are healthy and emphasize to their kids the need to consume fresh foods. (I wouldn't say that wealthy people don't get junk food; my kids and their classmates at their private school love Doritos, chips, and soda; but, they are all regularly consume hot, nicely prepared meals, fruits, and vegetables.) Finally, if there are psychologically-linked food issues, wealthy people can afford therapy and/or trainers.

You make some good points, but food deserts are kind of a myth.

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/food-deserts-not-blame-growing-nutrition-gap-between-rich-and-poor-study-finds

I do agree about the access to safe & clean areas for exercise.

Actually, if you read that study, it doesn’t deny that food deserts exists, it says that poor people choose junk food over healthy food. Poor people, according to the article, still need to travel farther than rich ones to hey to supermarkets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peer pressure to stay thin, or at least healthy looking. Very few obese women (although they exist, of course). And by peer-pressure, I mean both women and men expect you to look a certain way, even if they won't say anything to your face.

What helps? For one, most wealthy people live in safe, unpolluted neighborhoods where they can walk, bike, jog, etc., for exercise. Many own dogs that need to be taken out. Many own exercise equipment like Pelotons that can be used when the weather is bad. Income is sufficient to buy delicious, fresh foods at well-stocked grocery stores and farmers markets. Wealthy neighborhoods are not food deserts. Well-educated so that most meals are healthy and emphasize to their kids the need to consume fresh foods. (I wouldn't say that wealthy people don't get junk food; my kids and their classmates at their private school love Doritos, chips, and soda; but, they are all regularly consume hot, nicely prepared meals, fruits, and vegetables.) Finally, if there are psychologically-linked food issues, wealthy people can afford therapy and/or trainers.

You make some good points, but food deserts are kind of a myth.

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/food-deserts-not-blame-growing-nutrition-gap-between-rich-and-poor-study-finds

I do agree about the access to safe & clean areas for exercise.

Actually, if you read that study, it doesn’t deny that food deserts exists, it says that poor people choose junk food over healthy food. Poor people, according to the article, still need to travel farther than rich ones to hey to supermarkets.

They don't mention how far wealthy people have to travel though. There is no language of "traveling further" in the article. Maybe it seems implied but there is no data on that.

Perhaps the point is that food deserts being the *cause* of BMI differences, as the previous poster suggests, is the myth. It's more of an education issue.

[Anonymous]

I have one small meal before dinner, usually <300 calories. At dinner I have 50% of a serving of what my family is having and 50% of my plate as steamed or roasted vegetables or salad. I hit 15k steps per day, some of which is usually a run or spin, but mostly just a lot of walking. When I'm bored, I walk. When I'm stressed, I walk. When I feel like snacking, I walk.

[Anonymous]

Stressing about money, work, kids, pension, college costs etc can lead to overeating unhealthy foods. I assume most rich women don’t have these worries.

I’m 53 and only weigh a few pounds more than I did in my early twenties. Although we’re not rich, we’re financially stable. To stay at a constant weight I don’t eat breakfast, don’t snack, don’t drink soda or juices, don’t eat fast or junk food, don’t eat out much, don’t drink much alcohol, and only really have one large meal a day. This is not a sacrifice because I don’t get very hungry. Most of my food is made from scratch, and I like to eat small quantities of very good quality food rather than large amounts of cheap and processed junk. I still eat pizza, cheese, good quality meat, organic where possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels

You need to eat tastier foods.

[Anonymous]

I noticed the same thing as OP, and I think the reason is that rich woman married rich because they are very pretty to begin with, with a good diet it is very easy to stay fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t you like to know???

For me, weights/cardio (run, bike, swim, etc...) six days a week. Only eat one big meal (mainly vegetables, lean protein) around 2 pm. Small snack around 8.

Early 50s. Reality is that you just have to limit your intake. Most folks don’t have the discipline to maintain. I’ve been same weight (+|- 5 pounds) since early 20s.

It’s not easy and gets harder each year.

How do you maintain the discipline?

Not op. But also how did you do it while having kids? That’s been the hardest between my two kids and sleepless nights were I’ve kept the weight on.

You can’t
Just enjoy being slightly chubby while the kids are young, once they are able to entertain themselves (9yr+) hire a trainer and go pro

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we're being honest a lot of high-powered professionals are on Adderall which has weight loss as one side effect.

https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adderall-effects-on-body

Yes. Access to boutique medicine and scrips come more easily.

[Anonymous]

Hard to separate cause and effect here. The biggest thing is generational attitudes about food and exercise and it’s priority in life. You can have that as a rich or poor family. But like most else, it’s easier to make it a priority when you are financially stable and not working two jobs to get said food on the table.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I noticed the same thing as OP, and I think the reason is that rich woman married rich because they are very pretty to begin with, with a good diet it is very easy to stay fit.

Definitely. They are beautiful to begin with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we stop using skinny to mean thin ? Skinny is not desirable and not a compliment. It’s the equivalent of calling people fat.

Are you smoking crack? Most women would jump for joy if they were called “skinny”

If she were smoking crack she would be skinny

Which is suggestion #24899 to stay thin. Smoke crack.