Skinny women, what do you eat in a day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These posts never work because some women think a BMI of 20 is thin and others chime in with their 5’5” and 110 lbs which is obviously thin. The difference in eating patterns will be vast between the two.

Um, a BMI of 20 is thin. It’s 1.5 points away from underweight. Is it your position that to be thin, one must be underweight, according to the BMI calculator? Because that’s a very disordered and troubling standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breakfast: pastry (donut or croissant) or toast with butter, and a banana. Plus tea most mornings.
Morning snack: chocolate, usually. sometimes trail mix or just nuts, or more fruit.
Lunch: Burrito bowl, salad, tacos, pizza, or often leftovers from previous night. Sometimes a turkey sandwich. A cheese quesadilla if I'm feeling really lazy and there's nothing else.
Afternoon snack: popcorn or potato chips
Dinner: casseroles, burgers, tacos, ramen (like good ramen from a take out place or that we make at home properly, not the little packets that college kids eat), and lots of pasta
Dessert: always! I love to bake -- cheesecake bars, snack cakes, cookies, etc. If I don't have a baked good around, more chocolate.

I also usually drink at least one Coke a day, sometimes two. Plus water the rest of the time. I almost never drink alcohol, maybe once a week if that. Also no coffee.

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You must be really unhealthy. Or a troll. Or both.

Got it “coke and chips” that’s how you stay skinny
PP here. Not a troll and not unhealthy. Yes, I eat some junk food (the potato chips, dessert, Coke). But nothing else I eat is junk. It’s just that it’s good that is high in fats and carbs, but also plenty of fruits and vegetables. I get all the vitamins I need. I drink plenty of water. Lots of my food involves whole grains, and I eat vegetarian (but not vegan) about 5 days a week.

If your goal is not to lose weight, which mine is not, you don’t have to only eat the “good” foods. Your view of “unhealthy” is heavily skewed by diet culture. But I’m in great health. I ran a half marathon for the first time in my life this spring. Until Covid, I was a part-time fitness instructor at my gym. I have excellent cholesterol numbers and low blood pressure. I just happen to be naturally thin (5’4” and a size 0, don’t know my weight because I don’t own a scale).

[Anonymous]

Will everyone please share your age?

I could eat a doughnut or giant muffin for breakfast most days without gaining weight until I hit my late 30s, and then my metabolism changed dramatically.

I’m curious what skinny women in their mid to late 40s eat.

[Anonymous]

39 year old mom of 3, 5’4”, 118 lbs here:

Breakfast-One egg and toast or some type of egg-based breakfast sandwich, 2 cups of coffee with half and half
Lunch-Bowl of soup/stew or small sandwich and chips, Diet Coke
1-2 beers before/with dinner
Dinner-Meat, starch, vegetables
Dessert-Small cookie or fun size piece of candy

[Anonymous]

34yo mom of one, 5’4’’ 125 lbs:

Breakfast — I usually skip it. I do have a skim latte every morning.

Lunch — Usually a salad and a small soup

Dinner — might be a piece of salmon with some ravioli, or another salad

Sometimes I have a snack of a cookie or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These posts are always so depressing. Food is yummy.

Very true, and the reason why most of out country is overweight or obese. That is depressing too

There is very little evidence that overeating causes obesity. People are definitely bigger and obesity more common now than in the past, but the science indicates that it has more to do with the quality of our food and access to healthcare, especially preventative healthcare. There's also compelling evidence that obesity is linked to stress and childhood trauma. Google "ACES score and obesity."

It is a myth that obesity is the result of individual choice, and it's a myth that it's preventable with individual discipline.

Obesity is on the rise becaue people are eating much more calories from not very nutritious food. The body feels starved of actual nutrients while getting more calories than it needs. Thus people feel hungry all the time even though they are eating more food.

So while the quality of food has a role to play -- you won't feel satisfied on junk because it is lower in nutrient and fiber content --the quantity of calories matter a lot too. No one will be obese from eating a 1400 calories of junk food a day.

[Anonymous]

45, 5'6" 120-125, 2 kids, workout hard 6x a week for at least an hour, usually get an additional 10K plus steps a day walking the dog with the kids, walking them to a friend's, cleaning, etc

Coffee only until noon
Lunch: salad with leftovers from dinner the night before mixed in, or a can of vegetable soup with a piece of bread, or yogurt with granola and fruit, or a few eggs with toast
Snack: I might grab (depending on meetings schedule and hunger or boredom) fruit, nuts, cheese, a piece of chocolate, if there is a cake or cookies that someone made in the house this is when I will eat it
Dinner: mainly salad/vegetables with smaller portions of what kids and DH are eating
Dessert: we have some very talented bakers in my house, so usually on the weekends I will have a lovely dessert
Wine: I have a glass a night or two during the week, generally always 2 on the weekends

I drink lots of tea and sparkling water

[Anonymous]

Vodka. Least calories per percent of alcohol. Assuming you don’t add (more) sugar.