Skinny moms - how do you keep the weight off? Is it possible...

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[Post New]01/12/2009 18:21
Anonymous
Cutting out or dramatically reducing alcohol, in addition to sugar, is key to being "skinny" for many people, including me. Although I hate the word "skinny."
[Post New]01/12/2009 18:27
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yup. I used to be naturally skinny until I had kids and just now, with my youngest 5 yrs, am a back down to a size 10 and planning on losing more and then maintaining. In order to become "normal" again I started to change my habits. I had picked up "fat" ahbits and I am have been getting back to "skinny" habits. I do not drink and soda at all, not even diet. I do not drink juice, not even in the am. I drink water and tea and that is about it. I am always trying to remember to drink more water. On special occaisions I have champagne or wine but try and minimize it. I also only eat when I am hungry and only if it is a "meal." No snacking at all. So, if I am hungry I have breakfast, if not, I wait until lunch time. When I do eat a meal I try to satify many needs and cravings at once: sweet & protein & good mouth feel. For instance, for breakfast I like to have a low fat yougurt, a big handful of almonds aned maybe a cup of blueberries or an apple with a big jug of water. And so on...


Not to be mean, but size 10 really isn't "skinny" -- at best it can be average if you are taller. But congrats on the weight loss and keep at it.


What a snotty response. I think she should have been congratulated on what she's been able to achieve.

Besides, she didn't say she was "skinny." She said she used to be, is now a size 10 and is working on losing more weight. Geesh.

I, for one, would love to be a size 10. That would be very skinny for me!



I agree that these are good tips, but size 10 is not skinny at all. I'm a size 6 and I'm not skinny.



Hey girls, I never said I am skinny now, I used to be skinny. I am 5'10. I used to weigh 125 and wear a size six, all through highschool, college, and after. Right now at 160 and a size 10, I know I have a ways to go but, I have changed my habits, the weight is coming off steadily, and that was my point! Thanks to the one nice poster who said congrats. It is hard work but I am determined and I think "Fat Habits" and Skinny Habits" is a good way to describe what I am talking about to OP. Oh, and for 5'10, a size six is skinny, perfect actually, but who knows if I can even get there again... sigh.
[Post New]01/12/2009 18:49
Anonymous
OP I am 5 10 and 160 and a size 10. I probably have 10 pounds to lose but 5 10 150lbs is skinny and hot! Good luck to the both of us.
[Post New]01/12/2009 19:13
Anonymous
I am 160 and 5'2. My husband thinks I am hot. I wear a 10 and he wants me to stop losing weight!!!
[Post New]01/12/2009 19:17
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Skinny people tend to get skinnier when stressed, not fatter. I am one. Sorry, that is just the way life is.


OP here. Well, I agree that some skinny people who stress eat less. But, I know there are skinny people who stress who also look to food for comfort and are able to resist...
[Post New]01/12/2009 19:20
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yup. I used to be naturally skinny until I had kids and just now, with my youngest 5 yrs, am a back down to a size 10 and planning on losing more and then maintaining. In order to become "normal" again I started to change my habits. I had picked up "fat" ahbits and I am have been getting back to "skinny" habits. I do not drink and soda at all, not even diet. I do not drink juice, not even in the am. I drink water and tea and that is about it. I am always trying to remember to drink more water. On special occaisions I have champagne or wine but try and minimize it. I also only eat when I am hungry and only if it is a "meal." No snacking at all. So, if I am hungry I have breakfast, if not, I wait until lunch time. When I do eat a meal I try to satify many needs and cravings at once: sweet & protein & good mouth feel. For instance, for breakfast I like to have a low fat yougurt, a big handful of almonds aned maybe a cup of blueberries or an apple with a big jug of water. And so on...


Not to be mean, but size 10 really isn't "skinny" -- at best it can be average if you are taller. But congrats on the weight loss and keep at it.


ahh, that's not very nice. a size 10 is perfect. I'm a small size, but my husband wishes i was 10 so i'd have bigger boobs. i just like being where i am.
[Post New]01/12/2009 19:24
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Skinny people tend to get skinnier when stressed, not fatter. I am one. Sorry, that is just the way life is.


OP here. Well, I agree that some skinny people who stress eat less. But, I know there are skinny people who stress who also look to food for comfort and are able to resist...


And some of us former skinnies also snack at work when bored. I never do it on the weekend, but here at my desk...
Actually, I am eating some chocolate right now but in an hour I'll be wondering how it was I managed to put on 7 pounds this fall...
[Post New]01/12/2009 19:25
zumbamama
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whatever happened to the Marilyn Monroe look? Wasn't she like size 14 or 16?
[Post New]01/12/2009 19:25
Anonymous
Oops - hit submit too soon. I should clarify before the really scary people come out, I am a size 4, but want to get back to 2.
[Post New]01/12/2009 19:26
Anonymous
OP here: hey thanks everyone. did you see Oprah's series? There are some helpful hints there too. But I"m not sure why she equates skinny = happiness (perhaps I"m misunderstanding). That's not what this is about. In my case, I had diabetes but once I lost the baby weight my sugars stabilized. More importantly, my doctor said i had to keep the weight off; otherwise, I have to go back to insulin (yikes!). BUT I love food. I'm a foodie. I guess I have to find another passion (maybe great sex with my hubbie. chuckle. chuckle. another great way to keep the weight off ). I've stopped cooking because it's just way too tempting.




[Post New]01/12/2009 19:58
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yup. I used to be naturally skinny until I had kids and just now, with my youngest 5 yrs, am a back down to a size 10 and planning on losing more and then maintaining. In order to become "normal" again I started to change my habits. I had picked up "fat" ahbits and I am have been getting back to "skinny" habits. I do not drink and soda at all, not even diet. I do not drink juice, not even in the am. I drink water and tea and that is about it. I am always trying to remember to drink more water. On special occaisions I have champagne or wine but try and minimize it. I also only eat when I am hungry and only if it is a "meal." No snacking at all. So, if I am hungry I have breakfast, if not, I wait until lunch time. When I do eat a meal I try to satify many needs and cravings at once: sweet & protein & good mouth feel. For instance, for breakfast I like to have a low fat yougurt, a big handful of almonds aned maybe a cup of blueberries or an apple with a big jug of water. And so on...


Not to be mean, but size 10 really isn't "skinny" -- at best it can be average if you are taller. But congrats on the weight loss and keep at it.


Agree that this was really a mean response. And to this critical poster, I am 5'6', a size 10 in jeans (size 8 in skirts), and people do generally call me thin. (Not "skinny," but "thin.")
[Post New]01/12/2009 19:59
Anonymous
Former skinny girl (at 5'10 and 125) who is now finally a size 10 again and hopefully, on the way back to skinny, although I never lose my boobs (I think its a curse personally). I should probably have told you all that, at my heaviest, right after finishing bf'ing baby #2, I weighed 225!!! I GAIN weight when I breastfeed, even with exercising. Its awful. I also have not lost any of my boobs like my mom promised I would if I breastfed. But anyway, at a 160 (and a D cup) right now I feel really good about myself. I am a lot less lethargic and I am guessing my cholesterol is down. I never had pre-diabetes or high blood pressure but I did turn 40 this year and hated that I was FAT and 40. I also didn't want my daughter to have any body issues because she had a fat mom and I didn't want my son to be embarrassed of me. At 160 I look pretty good and feel really good. My goal is 140, and then we will see. I think 125 at 40 is unhealthy/unrealistic although my doctor told me that it is scientifically true that "almost" starving yourself prolongs your life. Scary but true... Its a whole lifestyle and proven theory.
[Post New]01/12/2009 20:05
Anonymous
oye, OP here. Ok this is my worst hour. I'm putting the kids to bed, had my full calorie intake and am starving. Trying to not think of Nachos or Ice Cream. Damn, I"m such a Foodie. Ok. mind over matter. Maintaining your weight is such a XXXX(beep).

[Post New]01/12/2009 20:08
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yup. I used to be naturally skinny until I had kids and just now, with my youngest 5 yrs, am a back down to a size 10 and planning on losing more and then maintaining. In order to become "normal" again I started to change my habits. I had picked up "fat" ahbits and I am have been getting back to "skinny" habits. I do not drink and soda at all, not even diet. I do not drink juice, not even in the am. I drink water and tea and that is about it. I am always trying to remember to drink more water. On special occaisions I have champagne or wine but try and minimize it. I also only eat when I am hungry and only if it is a "meal." No snacking at all. So, if I am hungry I have breakfast, if not, I wait until lunch time. When I do eat a meal I try to satify many needs and cravings at once: sweet & protein & good mouth feel. For instance, for breakfast I like to have a low fat yougurt, a big handful of almonds aned maybe a cup of blueberries or an apple with a big jug of water. And so on...


Not to be mean, but size 10 really isn't "skinny" -- at best it can be average if you are taller. But congrats on the weight loss and keep at it.


Agree that this was really a mean response. And to this critical poster, I am 5'6', a size 10 in jeans (size 8 in skirts), and people do generally call me thin. (Not "skinny," but "thin.")


I'm the poster you quoted. How is it mean? I'm just being honest. Size 10 is not a "skinny" size - sure if you are comparing it to a 14, 16, 18 it seems so, but it really is not. I used to be a size 10, and I wasn't "skinny." I am now a 6 and am 5'10 and am only starting to feel "skinny." Perhaps "skinny" is in the eye of the beholder ...
[Post New]01/12/2009 20:10
zumbamama
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Anonymous wrote:oye, OP here. Ok this is my worst hour. I'm putting the kids to bed, had my full calorie intake and am starving. Trying to not think of Nachos or Ice Cream. Damn, I"m such a Foodie. Ok. mind over matter. Maintaining your weight is such a XXXX(beep).



drink some water, eat a piece of fruit and do some stretches
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