This could explain why I never feel hungry!

My kid does the same thing.
She is also a stick figure
and has always had trouble
keeping weight on, so I don't fuss
too much.

If she is lucky, she won't be
cursed with my fat genes.

For me, weight is a constant
issue! Thanks to the dang
pregnancy.

Well that was a big old blessing
and curse in one neat package.

Got a kid out of the deal and it
wrecked my metabolism.

I feel for your kid. I always lose weight in the summer and then gain it back in the winter but it is never enough of a gain. I only weigh a hundred and eight on a good day. I gave up trying to gain weight as it just didn't work. Odd thing, I am the only skinny one in my family

I hear you! She is one of the only
skinny people that I have ever known either.
She doesn't get her skinny jeans from me.

And she has curly blond hair!



I don't and neither does my spouse.

But he did have blond hair when he
was a kid so that could explain
the blond thing.

Otherwise mama would have some real
explaining to do.

Imagine my surprise on the day
she was born when they brought me
a platinum haired princess!

I was floored.
I hope her good luck streak
keeps going.

I'm not sure being skinny is all that good of luck but if you think it is, it is

After rereading your post on how hard it was
for you to put on weight, I see what you mean.
I guess I had never considered that before.

I will be more cautious
and watchful and make sure that she does
not slip back on her weight.

I did not know that part.

I just assumed she would be putting on some
weight later. But, I guess it's possible
this will always struggle with being thin
and not putting on weight.

I had no idea that was a real condtion.

Thanks for your post and being the first to
respond to this discussion.

The really strange part of being too skinny is that a person can suffer the same bad vibes that a heavy person gets, only in reverse. Put some meat on them bones rather than lose some weight, fatso. The other thing is how people will automatically assume stick figured people are anorexic or a drug user.Keep an eye on her self esteem as she gets older, because those comments can be demeaning and make you wonder what's wrong with you. At 57, people that have known me for years still think I am anorexic LOL
But, on a girl, skinny may not be all that bad

Your comments are very well taken
and appreciated.
I had not considered the emotional toll
that she might face for being so thin
as she grows up.

I did not want to come across as mean
in my earlier comments about thin
being a blessing.

Looking back on it now, I can remember being
her age and being stick thin.

I was on medications cause of my UTI's and the meds
caused me to be so skinny.

I was never healthy. I did not eat a lot, cause I was
not hungry.

I remember feeling awkard at my small size.

My hair would not grow long and my mom kept
pressuring me to make my hair grow!

She would point out other girls and say,
"Look how long her hair is!"

And of course, I couldn't have long hair like
that cause of the meds.

When I went off them at age 11, my body did a
double take and started gaining so much weight.

I've struggled since then to maintain a healthy
lower weight.

I will keep an eye on her health as she grows up
to make sure that she
knows that she is beautiful and normal no matter
what her weight is.

I don't want to pass on the feeling that she is
not deserving of love cause she is either too thin
or too fat.

Being fat is my hang up, but I don't want to pass
an inferiority complex along to her.

Your comments are much appreciated.

Thanks for taking time to help me understand
the "thin" experience. Noone talks about these
things anymore. I wouldn't have known if you
hadn't shared.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Beauty Queen

You are more than welcome, my friend

Just plain black or green tea with honey
and no sugar.

Honey is the best appetite suppressant
cause it has so much sugar in it.

No wonder the beas are so happy!

Thank you for taking the time
to make so many wonderful suggestions.

I will try your ideas.

Tee hee! I guess I had not
considered that tea is the much lesser
of two evils.

Thanks! Will keep that in mind. Maybe I am not
doing so bad with the sweet tea.

Of course, you are not.
Just don't get too obsessive about what you eat and drink, it isn't worth going crazy over some excess weight.

That's the truth! In my life, I've been fat and I've been
skinny. And sometimes I like myself fat better, cause
I stop nitpicking everything I do and just be me.

Would be nice to be skinny and love myself for me.
I will know more next time.

I'm at a much nicer place in my life now than
last time I lost weight.

I think that I could make it stick this time.

I wish I could be back to my 24 year old size but I have just come to the realization that it is just never gonna happen.

Post pregnancy, the weight changes, the hormones
and metabolism changes. So many changes, they don't
tell women about beforehand!

Well, I got years of having a nice body,
now I have a cool kid. Fair trade, I think.

yeah
My kid drives me nuts a lot but I wouldn't trade her for anything
Funny, cause she will get real rowdy and my husband will just look at me and say "Is it too late to have about 4 more?"

I have the easiest trick to avoid chocolate
cravings. Eat two bananas and drink water.
Works for me, everytime.

The fruit doesn't contain so much
sugar that you would crash.

And it's about two hundred calories.
The fiber helps fill up the tummy and
the water keeps you hydrated.

Also, rice expands in the tummy
when you drink lots of water, so you
will never feel hungry if you have rice
with each meal.

Best of luck.
Thanks for your post.

Yeah rice and bannas would be better for me then junk food. I have never thought of it filling me up I will have to try it thank you.

I have battled my weight for
a very long time. I just wish
that food were more of a friend.

Thanks for posting.
Be well.
Beauty Queen

Sure!