Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the "healthy food" answer is nonsense.

Women who meet the actual definition of both rich and skinny do not eat much, just enough to stay alive and functioning. At that is not expensive, at all.

Not true. We shop at Whole Foods & spend at least $350/week on groceries. Organic fruit & vegetables aren't cheap. Wild-caught salmon can easily be over $20/pound. My almond milk is more expensive than milk. High quality olive oil is more expensive than butter or canola oil. I sent Dh to the store & he couldn't get over a small pack of chicken costing $15.

When dining out, an entree costs the same whether you finish it or not. However, a higher end restaurant is more likely to have smaller portions than Applebee's.

Yes true. If you were truly met the actual definition of "rich" -- which is what this thread is ostensibly asking about -- you would 1) not do you own grocery shopping, a household manager would do to for you, and 2) you would have no idea what your weekly grocery bill was and you would't care.

upper middle class =/= rich. Seriously, they're separate things. I'm upper middle class, I shop at Whole foods, and I don't need to be schooled on the price of purportedly-wild caught salmon at WF during June (answer: it was $29 btw). I have girlfriends who are RICH, who live in whole-floor residences overlooking Central Park. If I quizzed them on grocery bills, they'd blink in confusion. Their nutritonist consults with their cook and the household manager gets it done.

Thank you for the clarification.

Anonymous wrote:Stress of worrying about their meal ticket dumping them for a younger, nicer replacement, who puts out in the bedroom.

Not all rich women have "meal tickets." Many are their own meal ticket, a joint meal ticket or someone else's meal ticket.

In my circle of friends, it's expected that women are thin. Not everyone is, but everyone is trying to be.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the "healthy food" answer is nonsense.

Women who meet the actual definition of both rich and skinny do not eat much, just enough to stay alive and functioning. At that is not expensive, at all.

Not true. We shop at Whole Foods & spend at least $350/week on groceries. Organic fruit & vegetables aren't cheap. Wild-caught salmon can easily be over $20/pound. My almond milk is more expensive than milk. High quality olive oil is more expensive than butter or canola oil. I sent Dh to the store & he couldn't get over a small pack of chicken costing $15.

When dining out, an entree costs the same whether you finish it or not. However, a higher end restaurant is more likely to have smaller portions than Applebee's.

Yes true. If you were truly met the actual definition of "rich" -- which is what this thread is ostensibly asking about -- you would 1) not do you own grocery shopping, a household manager would do to for you, and 2) you would have no idea what your weekly grocery bill was and you would't care.

upper middle class =/= rich. Seriously, they're separate things. I'm upper middle class, I shop at Whole foods, and I don't need to be schooled on the price of purportedly-wild caught salmon at WF during June (answer: it was $29 btw). I have girlfriends who are RICH, who live in whole-floor residences overlooking Central Park. If I quizzed them on grocery bills, they'd blink in confusion. Their nutritonist consults with their cook and the household manager gets it done.

It could be race, ethnicity, and genetics to have a certain body type where you are tall and thin naturally compared to curvy.

Healthy is the most important. Thin doesn't always equate to healthy.

At one time, the average American was shorter, smaller, and weighed a lot less. We know this by facts, and even looking at the size of our theater seats and clothes catalogs.

Everyone was thinner.

Now, younger girls menstruate at a much earlier age, and they put on weight easier once that happens. Minority women also have babies at younger age, which tends to make them heavier.

Bottom line, no pun intended, average American is overweight and young kids tend to born in this country to unwed minority and poor women. This creates a generation of overweight poor women. Thus, rich women look "thin."

Anonymous wrote:Also natural selection. Genetically thin women get more opportunities in life.

This. And, as another pp said, it's a status symbol. A lot of those women work very hard to stay thin.

I can only speak for myself...

1-My dh is not attracted to fat women.
2- I can afford to buy very healthy, non-processed foods at the grocery store.
3-I have a nanny so I can go to the gym whenever I want.
4-I have the time to cook healthy foods every night.
5-I am educated, and understand the nutritional value of food.

Also natural selection. Genetically thin women get more opportunities in life.

Anonymous wrote:Generalize much? Some of these answers make me think you haven't met "rich" women. There are thin rich women, plump rich women, rich women with gorgeous teeth, rich women with rotten teeth, rich women with luxurious hair, rich women with unremarkable hair....please. Seriously.

Yes, but there's also some truth to this generalization. Check out the size charts of high end designers vs. low end designers. A LOFT 10 can hardly fit into anything at Barneys.

I think it comes down to their peer group's expectations. Thin is a status symbol. Also being able to afford real, high quality food and ways to deal with stress and boredom that do not involve food (because that's super cheap). And maybe meds...they can afford to see a doctor who is generous with xanex and the like.

Generalize much? Some of these answers make me think you haven't met "rich" women. There are thin rich women, plump rich women, rich women with gorgeous teeth, rich women with rotten teeth, rich women with luxurious hair, rich women with unremarkable hair....please. Seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:Stress of worrying about their meal ticket dumping them for a younger, nicer replacement, who puts out in the bedroom.

Stress and insecurity have nothing to do with it. You'll notice that most successful women (on their own right) are skinny too. Why? (1) Skinny is the fashionable and desired look and (2) Greater amount of time, money and motivation (see 1) to eat healthy and exercise.

this.

They also have beautiful hair and perfect teeth etc etc etc

Rich women have better access to things like tummy tucks, lipo, weight loss spa getaways.

Three reasons:

* most rich women are white, and in modern european culture skinny is associated with youth and thus beauty

* eating is a relatively cheap form of entertainment, especially if you eat unhealthy food, so poorer women indulge. rich women can afford other forms of education

* rich women are more likely to be well education and know about the health risks of excessive weight

Paid help for grocery shopping, food prep and meal mgmt. I would be thinner if I was out doing what I wanted instead of always thinking about the next thing my kids need to eat. I would choose to rest or be out shopping or at the gym than dealing with food.

Anonymous wrote:the "healthy food" answer is nonsense.

Women who meet the actual definition of both rich and skinny do not eat much, just enough to stay alive and functioning. At that is not expensive, at all.

Not true. We shop at Whole Foods & spend at least $350/week on groceries. Organic fruit & vegetables aren't cheap. Wild-caught salmon can easily be over $20/pound. My almond milk is more expensive than milk. High quality olive oil is more expensive than butter or canola oil. I sent Dh to the store & he couldn't get over a small pack of chicken costing $15.

When dining out, an entree costs the same whether you finish it or not. However, a higher end restaurant is more likely to have smaller portions than Applebee's.