Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I always judge fat people as lazy and unattractive, no matter what their age.

Honestly, as someone who was fat and lazy, and who put in the work to lose a ton of weight and get to a healthy weight, same.

Majority of people who are fat aren’t fat because of health reasons, they are fat because they are lazy and don’t want to feel uncomfortable.

Really many were raprd as children and their cortisol levels are out of wack.

[Anonymous]

In my experience, yes, but I do find that once my body is used to it it’s fine. The past year or so, I’ve been eating significantly more and went from thin (5’4” and 112) to 120ish, which is not thin on my frame.

I’m trying to get back to 112, and eating like I used to is definitely leaving me a bit hungry. But I was never hungry before and my activity level has not changed. I think once it’s routine again I’ll be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:For a lot of people (especially perimenopausal/menopausal women) it is. It’s because rather than being where their body is most comfortable and they can eat normally - which is probably a size 8-14 - they will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to stay as skinny as they were in college or whatever.

OP. That's a really good point. At 47, I guess this is where I might be. Size 8 feels shameful to me, weirdly. I want my 6s to be comfortable. Accepting that I'm past the size 4 stage where I was in my 20s...at my age, I think too skinny doesn't look good.

You are 47 and still starving yourself to be thin? No one cares or notices what a 47 year old woman looks like. So you are starving yourself to just..see a certain number on your pants when you get dressed in the morning?

No need to look like 2000era Kate moss but resembling oval shape will push women out of highly paid jobs.

My boss is a very unattractive overweight lady who managed to make a very quick career, is highly respected and keeps proceeding up the ranks. So I guess, if you are really smart and personable you can beat the odds..

And you are a 10? I bet your boss is prettier on the inside than you!

Not sure why you are so offended by this. I like her, respect her and get along very well with her. But she really is not physically attractive, does not dress well and often sports a stain on her clothes after lunch. She still gets her promotions faster than anyone else. My point was that being overweight won’t be a deterrent to someone’s career if they are actually good at what they are doing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I always judge fat people as lazy and unattractive, no matter what their age.

Honestly, as someone who was fat and lazy, and who put in the work to lose a ton of weight and get to a healthy weight, same.

Majority of people who are fat aren’t fat because of health reasons, they are fat because they are lazy and don’t want to feel uncomfortable.

But not most of them. Don’t make excuses. I was fat and lazy and wasn’t raped, so it stands to reason others weren’t either.
Really many were raprd as children and their cortisol levels are out of wack.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For a lot of people (especially perimenopausal/menopausal women) it is. It’s because rather than being where their body is most comfortable and they can eat normally - which is probably a size 8-14 - they will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to stay as skinny as they were in college or whatever.

OP. That's a really good point. At 47, I guess this is where I might be. Size 8 feels shameful to me, weirdly. I want my 6s to be comfortable. Accepting that I'm past the size 4 stage where I was in my 20s...at my age, I think too skinny doesn't look good.

You are 47 and still starving yourself to be thin? No one cares or notices what a 47 year old woman looks like. So you are starving yourself to just..see a certain number on your pants when you get dressed in the morning?

she has a vagina. she has been taught all her life that her transactional value is baed on being thin.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For a lot of people (especially perimenopausal/menopausal women) it is. It’s because rather than being where their body is most comfortable and they can eat normally - which is probably a size 8-14 - they will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to stay as skinny as they were in college or whatever.

OP. That's a really good point. At 47, I guess this is where I might be. Size 8 feels shameful to me, weirdly. I want my 6s to be comfortable. Accepting that I'm past the size 4 stage where I was in my 20s...at my age, I think too skinny doesn't look good.

You are 47 and still starving yourself to be thin? No one cares or notices what a 47 year old woman looks like. So you are starving yourself to just..see a certain number on your pants when you get dressed in the morning?

No need to look like 2000era Kate moss but resembling oval shape will push women out of highly paid jobs.

My boss is a very unattractive overweight lady who managed to make a very quick career, is highly respected and keeps proceeding up the ranks. So I guess, if you are really smart and personable you can beat the odds..

Are the odds on your side that:
Exercise to remain fit and score a job where people perceive you to be “not lazy”.
Or,
Be born as brilliant as your boss who won the genetic lottery.

Take your pick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering, for all you thin people. Does it take work to maintain your weight? Do you experience hunger daily? I'm 5'7 and 139; just lost 10 pounds and hoping to lose 7 more to get back into my clothes. Sort of went on a binge since Covid and became heavier than I'd ever been. I'm finding that to lose the weight, I have to be willing to endure hunger every day. Not all day, but certainly, for periods of every day - I go to bed a bit hungry and I spend much of my morning (like right now) hungry. I've been able to power through it because I'm seeing progress on the scale and it's motivating. But generally, I love the feeling of being full, even stuffed, and it's rather depressing to think that if I want to be at my goal weight, I'm going to have to eat less for the long term and thus, maybe, be hungry for a good portion of my life.

I haven’t read the responses. I am 50 and recently lost 25 lbs. I am hungry all
the time. It took me 4 months. If I eat till satisfied I gain weight. Yep. It sucks. I would have thought after 4 months my body would have adjusted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 50 yo, 5'7" and 125 lbs. I am usually not hungry but I know the food to eat that fills me up for lower calories and I lift heavy weights. I eat "healthy" most of the time and still have calories left to have treats.

44, 5’1” and stay around 110-113 lbs and this is also my approach. I have always exercised and been weight conscious but lifting weights and tracking calories/protein has given me the body I wanted in my 20’s. I might be hungry in a cutting phase at times but I never cut longer than 6-8 weeks, ever. Also a lot of this is genetics, let’s be real. And I fully expect to see changes when I get closer to menopause which is usually late in my family.

I don’t get all these people saying appearance doesn’t matter in your forties? I still get attention for my appearance and I still like it. Sue me. I’m not a model and it’s just one small part of life. But it’s not a crime to enjoy that part of your life for however long it lasts!

[Anonymous]

A related reality is that a high percentage of people with weight problems just refuse the notion that being hungry is even normal. Some of that is for sure due to our food system, but a lot of it is just an extreme over abundance of food all together, boredom, and a learned behavior of constantly eating.

[Anonymous]

I am 5’2 and 115. I am usually hungry by the time it’s mealtime, but I’m certainly not sitting around all day feeling hungry. The idea of feeling “stuffed” seems awful to me also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering, for all you thin people. Does it take work to maintain your weight? Do you experience hunger daily? I'm 5'7 and 139; just lost 10 pounds and hoping to lose 7 more to get back into my clothes. Sort of went on a binge since Covid and became heavier than I'd ever been. I'm finding that to lose the weight, I have to be willing to endure hunger every day. Not all day, but certainly, for periods of every day - I go to bed a bit hungry and I spend much of my morning (like right now) hungry. I've been able to power through it because I'm seeing progress on the scale and it's motivating. But generally, I love the feeling of being full, even stuffed, and it's rather depressing to think that if I want to be at my goal weight, I'm going to have to eat less for the long term and thus, maybe, be hungry for a good portion of my life.

This is why so many people go low-carb. Cutting carbs and sugar is Life altering for me. It makes a huge difference in feelings, satiated. I’ve personally found that a high protein keto diet works very well for me.

[Anonymous]

I'm 44 and 5'5". I was 140 before COVID and then I didn't pay attention and gained 35 pounds. I've been working on it for 3 months and I've lost 10 pounds. 25 more to go.

Thankfully I am not super hungry. Going lower carb helps . . . I can't eat pancakes or cereal for breakfast or else I'll be starving at lunch time. So it's a yogurt and chicken sausage, and then for lunch I usually have a mozzarella stick and a Lara bar. Dinner is normal (but a single serving) and then a chocolate for dessert.

I have a chronic illness so working out can be hit or miss, but I've definitely upped my weights and intensity and that's helping too.

I would say that I'm "hungry-ish" a lot of the day. I try to go for the Japanese approach of eating until I'm 80% full. When I get hungry, I do allow myself to eat something . . . a few nuts, a banana, etc. Maybe I would lose faster if I didn't but I want this to be sustainable.

In my 20s I was under 120, but I know that's not sustainable at this age with my limitations. My goal is just to get back to 140. I was really over-eating before so while I'm not under-eating now (1200-1500), I feel like I'm losing kind of slowly, but again, sustainably I hope.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For a lot of people (especially perimenopausal/menopausal women) it is. It’s because rather than being where their body is most comfortable and they can eat normally - which is probably a size 8-14 - they will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to stay as skinny as they were in college or whatever.

OP. That's a really good point. At 47, I guess this is where I might be. Size 8 feels shameful to me, weirdly. I want my 6s to be comfortable. Accepting that I'm past the size 4 stage where I was in my 20s...at my age, I think too skinny doesn't look good.

OMG. I feel exactly the same way. Covid took me from my size 4-6 self to my current size 8 self. (I'm in my 50s) and yes, being a size 8 seems shameful and that my body shouldn't change.

[Anonymous]

I've maintained my ideal weight two ways:

1. eating meat and dairy with a focus on lower calorie/lower fat options.
2. eating mostly plant based foods with a focus on less processed options.

The plant based way is much easier for me and closer to the foods I naturally prefer. I never loved eating meat except all the worst kinds like deli meat and bacon.

I would get hangry before snacks and meals on the meat/dairy diet.

With plant based I am ready to eat at snack and meal time, but I'm not ravenous. I eat a large volume of relatively low calorie but nutrient dense food and include also higher calorie nutrient dense things like whole grains, seeds, and nuts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For a lot of people (especially perimenopausal/menopausal women) it is. It’s because rather than being where their body is most comfortable and they can eat normally - which is probably a size 8-14 - they will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to stay as skinny as they were in college or whatever.

OP. That's a really good point. At 47, I guess this is where I might be. Size 8 feels shameful to me, weirdly. I want my 6s to be comfortable. Accepting that I'm past the size 4 stage where I was in my 20s...at my age, I think too skinny doesn't look good.

You are 47 and still starving yourself to be thin? No one cares or notices what a 47 year old woman looks like. So you are starving yourself to just..see a certain number on your pants when you get dressed in the morning?

Funny how you specified that no one notices a woman, giving the impression that 20-30yo women are clamoring to get with a 47yo guy. Why not just recommend a Logan's Run-type society while you're at it. And why should a woman not care about HERSELF? Why does it have to be for a-holes like you?