Comments on: Nothing Tastes As Good As Being Thin Feels http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/ Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:03:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sam http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-211975 Sam Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:59:27 +0000 /?p=139#comment-211975 <p>I feel disturbed by briefly reading over some of the comments left here. I too have suffered from anorexia for over two years now. I have gotten down to an extremely unhealthy weight. I can tell you that you never feel thin enough. I agree entirely with Pheno07's comments about the cold, the dry skin. As for the poster that claimed to loathe food.. it's a myth. The starving body biologically screams out for food. It's not the food that the anoretic (anorexic is the adjective, not the noun) despises, its all that food symbolises. I don't intend to give a lecture, by all means. I just wanted to share my own personal response. </p> <p>As to Laura, I think you are well on your way to realising that thin is an imaginary concept. Learning to truly love yourself for who you are, that must be the truly greatest 'taste'. I hope that you get there, and I hope that I do too. </p> <p>Take care all xxx</p> I feel disturbed by briefly reading over some of the comments left here. I too have suffered from anorexia for over two years now. I have gotten down to an extremely unhealthy weight. I can tell you that you never feel thin enough. I agree entirely with Pheno07’s comments about the cold, the dry skin. As for the poster that claimed to loathe food.. it’s a myth. The starving body biologically screams out for food. It’s not the food that the anoretic (anorexic is the adjective, not the noun) despises, its all that food symbolises. I don’t intend to give a lecture, by all means. I just wanted to share my own personal response.

As to Laura, I think you are well on your way to realising that thin is an imaginary concept. Learning to truly love yourself for who you are, that must be the truly greatest ‘taste’. I hope that you get there, and I hope that I do too.

Take care all
xxx

]]> By: Drea http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-211948 Drea Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:43:33 +0000 /?p=139#comment-211948 <p>The reason you guys don't feel thin, is because you're NOT thin. You can be a healthy average stature, but you're NOT thin. I've had eating disorders as well as a good 6 month cocaine binge. And even at my smallest (5'1, 105 lbs) I looked amazing, BUT i was NEVER thin. I'm a naturally tiny girl, but I'm by no means qualified as a SKINNY girl, and I will never be. Since then, I've gained (at one point 45 lbs, but currently sitting at 140 lbs), and I still look fantastic. It's not about being THIN its about being the right size for your body's frame. If you're loose and jiggling all over, you're FAT and in turn, should feel like the unhealthy slob that you are. You can be 30 lbs over you're target weight, but if it's tight and toned and you wear it well, then that's what matters. Myself for example, on paper, I should weigh, at most, 115. Obviously, I'm a good 25 lbs "overweight" but every girl I know would kill to have my 34DD-25-36 figure. It's common f-ing sense, eat healthy, work out, the parts you want bigger- weight train w/ heavy weights, the parts you want smaller- weight train with light weights. If you eat sh<em>t, you're going to look like sh</em>t. So really, the saying should be changed from "nothing tastes as good as being thin," to "nothing tastes as good as looking good"</p> The reason you guys don’t feel thin, is because you’re NOT thin. You can be a healthy average stature, but you’re NOT thin. I’ve had eating disorders as well as a good 6 month cocaine binge. And even at my smallest (5′1, 105 lbs) I looked amazing, BUT i was NEVER thin. I’m a naturally tiny girl, but I’m by no means qualified as a SKINNY girl, and I will never be. Since then, I’ve gained (at one point 45 lbs, but currently sitting at 140 lbs), and I still look fantastic. It’s not about being THIN its about being the right size for your body’s frame. If you’re loose and jiggling all over, you’re FAT and in turn, should feel like the unhealthy slob that you are. You can be 30 lbs over you’re target weight, but if it’s tight and toned and you wear it well, then that’s what matters. Myself for example, on paper, I should weigh, at most, 115. Obviously, I’m a good 25 lbs “overweight” but every girl I know would kill to have my 34DD-25-36 figure. It’s common f-ing sense, eat healthy, work out, the parts you want bigger- weight train w/ heavy weights, the parts you want smaller- weight train with light weights. If you eat sht, you’re going to look like sht. So really, the saying should be changed from “nothing tastes as good as being thin,” to “nothing tastes as good as looking good”

]]> By: Violet Rimbaud http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-211500 Violet Rimbaud Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:57:33 +0000 /?p=139#comment-211500 <p>I am anorexic. Thin does feel great. nothing tastes as good as it feels, however. I'm partially the way I am because of a number of reasons; serious history of mental illness in my family, previously anorexic father who is literally wasting away in my living room from recently diagnosed guaranteed-fatal lung cancer. I may love to not eat but it's stemmed from something else- from the fact that I cannot control what is going on around me. This whole Anorexia/ Bulimia "thing" is different in everyones eyes and I don't necessarily think that these phrases truly have any effect on us when it comes to how we eat. I agree with a lot of the girls who say they feel great when not eating because I do too. When I focus on how hungry I am, it's almost as though I no longer hear my father coughing up bits of cancerous tumor on my living room couch upstairs, all I hear is my pulse and thoughts of what I'll do when I hit my goal weight...</p> I am anorexic. Thin does feel great. nothing tastes as good as it feels, however. I’m partially the way I am because of a number of reasons; serious history of mental illness in my family, previously anorexic father who is literally wasting away in my living room from recently diagnosed guaranteed-fatal lung cancer. I may love to not eat but it’s stemmed from something else- from the fact that I cannot control what is going on around me. This whole Anorexia/ Bulimia “thing” is different in everyones eyes and I don’t necessarily think that these phrases truly have any effect on us when it comes to how we eat. I agree with a lot of the girls who say they feel great when not eating because I do too. When I focus on how hungry I am, it’s almost as though I no longer hear my father coughing up bits of cancerous tumor on my living room couch upstairs, all I hear is my pulse and thoughts of what I’ll do when I hit my goal weight…

]]> By: Anonymous Girl http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-211132 Anonymous Girl Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:00:42 +0000 /?p=139#comment-211132 <p>I agree. I've struggled with thoughts of being too fat to the point where anything over a BMI of 18.5 seems fat to me. I never felt thin, even though I am underweight. It just keeps going for most people.</p> I agree. I’ve struggled with thoughts of being too fat to the point where anything over a BMI of 18.5 seems fat to me. I never felt thin, even though I am underweight. It just keeps going for most people.

]]> By: Mango http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-210518 Mango Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:41:22 +0000 /?p=139#comment-210518 <p>Eh... I get it... I've lost 10 pounds in the past 2 weeks through calorie restriction, and I can very easily sympathize with how good feeling thin feels. And honestly, this quote is probably (just guessing) meant for people who aren't that tempted by food. Like for me, the idea of eating is repulsive, not tempting.</p> Eh… I get it… I’ve lost 10 pounds in the past 2 weeks through calorie restriction, and I can very easily sympathize with how good feeling thin feels. And honestly, this quote is probably (just guessing) meant for people who aren’t that tempted by food. Like for me, the idea of eating is repulsive, not tempting.

]]> By: Maria http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-209306 Maria Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:48:31 +0000 /?p=139#comment-209306 <p>I lost 55 pounds three years ago. I felt thinner as I was losing weight. I felt happy because I was doing something good for myself and my body and that made me feel pride. I was about 3 pounds away from my goal weight when I slipped up/got busy/ blah blah blahed my way back to my original obesity. </p> <p>Being thin, feels good to me because my thighs no longer rubbed together. It felt good because I could try on clothes at any store, not just Lane Bryant. It felt amazing, because when I see people I know, or people that I audition for, I don't have to think about whether or not my stomach looks too big. I can focus on being who I am, and being a good performer instead. I recently lost 15 pounds. It feels good, but I'm definitely still fat - obese even. I feel happy that I am working towards my goal, but the fact is, I AM still fat, and will be until I get down to my goal weight. I'll feel great when I reach a BMI of 29.9 so I can graduate from obese to overweight, then again when I get to graduate to "normal". There really is a difference between losing weight and feeling great, and losing the amount of weight you need to to be healthy and maintaining that weight. It is great for you that you were able to keep the weight off for two years. You gave your heart time to rest from some serious weight loss. If you want to know what thin feels like, give it another go!</p> I lost 55 pounds three years ago. I felt thinner as I was losing weight. I felt happy because I was doing something good for myself and my body and that made me feel pride. I was about 3 pounds away from my goal weight when I slipped up/got busy/ blah blah blahed my way back to my original obesity.

Being thin, feels good to me because my thighs no longer rubbed together. It felt good because I could try on clothes at any store, not just Lane Bryant. It felt amazing, because when I see people I know, or people that I audition for, I don’t have to think about whether or not my stomach looks too big. I can focus on being who I am, and being a good performer instead. I recently lost 15 pounds. It feels good, but I’m definitely still fat – obese even. I feel happy that I am working towards my goal, but the fact is, I AM still fat, and will be until I get down to my goal weight. I’ll feel great when I reach a BMI of 29.9 so I can graduate from obese to overweight, then again when I get to graduate to “normal”. There really is a difference between losing weight and feeling great, and losing the amount of weight you need to to be healthy and maintaining that weight. It is great for you that you were able to keep the weight off for two years. You gave your heart time to rest from some serious weight loss. If you want to know what thin feels like, give it another go!

]]> By: Rob http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-172366 Rob Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:43:15 +0000 /?p=139#comment-172366 <p>When they talk about feeling thin its not physically, they're talking about the mental part of feeling thin.</p> When they talk about feeling thin its not physically, they’re talking about the mental part of feeling thin.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-169548 Sarah Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:07:03 +0000 /?p=139#comment-169548 <p>I'm sick of hearing average sized girls bitch and moan about how 'fat' they are. Get over yourselves. </p> <p>Not eating isn't healthy. You're supposed to eat.Being healthy is far more important than being thin. I hope someday you'll understand this.</p> I’m sick of hearing average sized girls bitch and moan about how ‘fat’ they are. Get over yourselves.

Not eating isn’t healthy. You’re supposed to eat.Being healthy is far more important than being thin. I hope someday you’ll understand this.

]]> By: CenzlovPepe http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-166050 CenzlovPepe Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:19:22 +0000 /?p=139#comment-166050 <p>If nothing tastes as good as being thin feels, then being thin must feel like tasting nothing! ...Said Randy Glasbergen in one of his cartoons...</p> If nothing tastes as good as being thin feels, then
being thin must feel like tasting nothing!
…Said Randy Glasbergen in one of his cartoons…

]]> By: a.b. http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/03/15/nothing-tastes-as-good-as-being-thin-feels/#comment-162427 a.b. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:36:22 +0000 /?p=139#comment-162427 <p>God, look how we vacillate between various unhealthy attitudes, even on this small list of comments!</p> <p>Why can't people aim to be healthy, rather than thin? That way it IS about how you feel, and not how you look. Think about how it will feel skipping around, and running up and down stairs, and dancing, and sitting with your knees pulled up to your chin. </p> <p>Remember, you don't HAVE to listen to 'the media', i.e. the fashion industry and pathetic tabloids. </p> <p>"If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself." --Max Ehrmann</p> <p>PS. Daniel Elliot- if you don't want to look lazy, then don't be lazy. Ouch, I sound so authoritarian. But if you focus on the exercise/activity side of things rather than the diet, you'll lose weight AND feel a million times better about yourself. Why aim to look fun and quirky, when you can BE fun and quirky!</p> God, look how we vacillate between various unhealthy attitudes, even on this small list of comments!

Why can’t people aim to be healthy, rather than thin? That way it IS about how you feel, and not how you look. Think about how it will feel skipping around, and running up and down stairs, and dancing, and sitting with your knees pulled up to your chin.

Remember, you don’t HAVE to listen to ‘the media’, i.e. the fashion industry and pathetic tabloids.

“If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.”
–Max Ehrmann

PS. Daniel Elliot- if you don’t want to look lazy, then don’t be lazy. Ouch, I sound so authoritarian. But if you focus on the exercise/activity side of things rather than the diet, you’ll lose weight AND feel a million times better about yourself. Why aim to look fun and quirky, when you can BE fun and quirky!

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