Anonymous wrote:You don’t have to eat that much less to be skinny. My husband isn’t thin and he eats just a bit more than I do. If I have two slices of pizza, he eats four. When I go to dinner with not skinny friends, they usually eat a good bit more than I do, but not that much more. I’ll eat half a burger and fries. They eat the entire burger and all of the fries.

I weigh myself daily. I don’t allow myself to gain weight.

What you weigh is a choice

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of people lying here. Possibly to themselves as well.
"I eat everything! God made me that way!"
Yeah, no.
They are not eating as much as they think and they are lying. I assure you nobody eats 3000 calories per day and is 110 lbs. Unless they exercise some 4 hours per day.
Liars, one and all.
It is not the luck of the draw, they don't eat as much, the end.

This is generally true. There are very few women over 40 who eat "normally" - three meals a day, food pyramid amounts, nothing crazy - and are what someone like OP would consider skinny.

It's either genetics (look at mom, sisters) or obsessiveness over eating or exercise or a combo of both. This is the case for 100% of the women I know that fit into this category, and there are a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t have to eat that much less to be skinny. My husband isn’t thin and he eats just a bit more than I do. If I have two slices of pizza, he eats four. When I go to dinner with not skinny friends, they usually eat a good bit more than I do, but not that much more. I’ll eat half a burger and fries. They eat the entire burger and all of the fries.

I weigh myself daily. I don’t allow myself to gain weight.

What you weigh is a choice

How old are you?

Anonymous wrote:You don’t have to eat that much less to be skinny. My husband isn’t thin and he eats just a bit more than I do. If I have two slices of pizza, he eats four. When I go to dinner with not skinny friends, they usually eat a good bit more than I do, but not that much more. I’ll eat half a burger and fries. They eat the entire burger and all of the fries.

I weigh myself daily. I don’t allow myself to gain weight.

What you weigh is a choice

Anonymous wrote:110 lbs, 5’5”. I’m also a 32A and have narrow hips and long legs. One pregnancy. I’ve never worn any larger than a size 2 in American sizing.

I literally eat whatever I want. I drink two Cokes a day. I usually have a pastry for breakfast (croissant, scone, occasionally a donut or bagel). For lunches and dinner, it’s: pasta, pizza, chicken and rice, Mexican food, the occasional salad with creamy dressing, hamburgers, sub sandwiches. I always eat dessert. My favorite snacks are potato chips, chocolate, candy, and pastries.

I exercise, but not religiously. It makes me feel better. For a long time I never did cardio, just yoga/Pilates and upper body strength. I started running recently though and like that I can burn of nervous energy that way. But it’s not a lot and not every day. When I’m exercising, I notice a difference in muscle tone and energy levels, but no change in my weight or appearance.

I know some people get thin by working at it. That’s fine. But for some people like me, it really is genetic.

My entire life, I’ve had friends try to figure out “my secret”. THERE IS NO SECRET. I’m just skinny. One day, that might change. But I’m 42 and I’ve never been on a diet and I’ve always been thin. So I think I can safely conclude that it is, in fact, genetic in my case.

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Anonymous wrote:Most naturally skinny people eat less than fat people. They have extremely sensitive hunger cues and the biggest secret: they HATE feeling too full. The naturally thin people that say they eat whatever they want are telling the truth, it’s just that they eat much smaller portions than average adults. Dieting makes you obsess over food you can and can’t eat, so learning to eat very little delicious food makes you eventually “naturally” thin.

This is my observation as well. The thin people I know just eat less. Most are not depriving themselves, they just feel full faster.

I am heavy and hate the feeling of being hungry. I'd rather feel slightly "too full" than a little bit hungry.

You can train yourself to eat less, it takes about three weeks, but your mind adjusts to it. The secret is to wait until you are truly hungry and then eat exactly what you are craving, even if it’s junk. You teach your appetite to return to normal. But it requires really learning not be scared of hunger.

I was thin until my mid-thirties, and I agree that you can "train" your appetite. But I do believe that I fundamentally have a larger appetite than my thinner friends, and I hate to exercise/workout. Large appetite and dislike of exercise is a double whammy. My happy place is reading a book in a comfy chair. In my 30's, I worked out like crazy and learned to be a little hungry all the time to stay thin. I just DGAF anymore.

That’s fair. I think it’s fine to not GAF about being thin. I really like being thin, but I hate obsessing over food, so I just studied naturally thin eaters for a long time and imitated them. Eventually “doing becomes being” and I am naturally thin now, too.

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Anonymous wrote:110 lbs, 5’5”. I’m also a 32A and have narrow hips and long legs. One pregnancy. I’ve never worn any larger than a size 2 in American sizing.

I literally eat whatever I want. I drink two Cokes a day. I usually have a pastry for breakfast (croissant, scone, occasionally a donut or bagel). For lunches and dinner, it’s: pasta, pizza, chicken and rice, Mexican food, the occasional salad with creamy dressing, hamburgers, sub sandwiches. I always eat dessert. My favorite snacks are potato chips, chocolate, candy, and pastries.

I exercise, but not religiously. It makes me feel better. For a long time I never did cardio, just yoga/Pilates and upper body strength. I started running recently though and like that I can burn of nervous energy that way. But it’s not a lot and not every day. When I’m exercising, I notice a difference in muscle tone and energy levels, but no change in my weight or appearance.

I know some people get thin by working at it. That’s fine. But for some people like me, it really is genetic.

My entire life, I’ve had friends try to figure out “my secret”. THERE IS NO SECRET. I’m just skinny. One day, that might change. But I’m 42 and I’ve never been on a diet and I’ve always been thin. So I think I can safely conclude that it is, in fact, genetic in my case.

Be ready to be stunned! My DH, 53, drinks about 6 Dr. Peppers per day. Full sugar on, no diet nothing. He is almost 6 feet tall. He is not even 132lbs! No dieting. Your two Cokes make you seem like you are dieting!

Anonymous wrote:I don't eat. No, just kidding. But I don't enjoy the things I eat. I eat very healthy, low carb meals. Black coffee/tea only. No soda, no chocolate, no sugary drinks, no dessert, no fun basically. Once every 2-3 weeks, I'll let myself have a latte from starbucks or something else I'm craving but that's it. I also workout 3-4 times a week.

There's no secret, just suck the fun out of eating!

Anonymous wrote:Most naturally skinny people eat less than fat people. They have extremely sensitive hunger cues and the biggest secret: they HATE feeling too full. The naturally thin people that say they eat whatever they want are telling the truth, it’s just that they eat much smaller portions than average adults. Dieting makes you obsess over food you can and can’t eat, so learning to eat very little delicious food makes you eventually “naturally” thin.