Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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I'm Gaining Weight but I Feel Skinny
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"The last few months, I've been gaining weight. At first I was okay with it. I was comfortable with the weight, but now I'm gaining more than I want. At the same time, I don't feel overweight. Actually I feel skinny. It sounds really odd. When I look at myself, I see that I'm overweight and gaining weight but I feel like my old skinnier self. Has this happened to anyone else?"
What does weight mean to you, a number or how you look& feel?
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It depends on what you want, I'd say. If you can see that you're past the point you want to get to, control your consumption and exercise. I always feel as though I'm too skinny, but recently I realized that I've been at a good weight a couple of times before, so now I judge by what I see and the results I want for myself. Weight is just a number for me. =P
I think a lot of people have BDD (body dismorphic disorder). People say i look normal, I think I look fat. My mom is a size 11 and still thinks she looks like a size 3. either way, its warped.
this is odd, i didn't think anyone else ever thought this way. but i go through these phases sometimes, where i completely won't notice that i'm gaining weight (until my pants oddly don't fit as well anymore)
but when i DO notice, i freak out and lose all of it, fast. i guess it's not a very healthy thing to have your weight fluctuate like that (as a 5'7" girl, going up and down 10 lbs at a time is a pretty big deal) but either way, just wanted to say..
ditto.
(but YAY for you! i do feel that weight is more of a feeling than a number. as long as you're happy, i think you're perfect)
i feel the exact same weight ive always weighed
but i know that im gaining weight too
i think it can be a good thing because you wont be obssesive
but i also think that it can be a bad thing
because you wont truly pay attention to your body and health
I can say that I have been in that situation, and I think many of us often seen differently then what is reality. The only thing I have found that really helps me is not to weigh myself, but to go by how I feel instead. One's health should not be measured by numbers on the scale, rather, one should take into account body fat % and the flexibility and strength of muscles. Don't get me wrong, we should not totally disregard the scale, however it should not be our top priority. The best thing I have found for me is to eat my recommended calories a day, exercise according to schedule, and try and eat as healthy as possible. Sure, I'm not perfect, but as long as I feel happy with myself, life's good ^_^
As long as you're healthy, I think that being confident in how you feel is great, no matter what your size (:
Weird ! Oo
Personnaly, I feel fat, and I am underweight. It is also really annoying and problematic... But if you feel good with this, no problems :)
i've never heard anyone say they're overweight but feel skinny. so long as you're healthy, i say keep the positive attitude! we need more people out there that love their bodies for what they are.
People tell me I'm thin, and the scale says I'm at a normal weight, but I feel fat and I think I look fat, too.
i have experienced something like this, but perhaps in the opposite direction.
what does weight mean to me: [ my ] weight is an indicator of my health, in some ways --- if i am taking care of myself, my weight ( and the way i feel ) will likely show it; if i am depriving myself, again, my attention to weight, and my displeasure will show how unhealthy i am acting. i'd like to say that "weight is just a number," but --- for me, anyway --- it's not.
you are not supposed to FEEL any different based on your weight. It just means you are normal and mentally healthy. You are aware that you've gained weight. You can see that you've gained weight. You are not really OK with it but if you were really bothered, I am sure you'd go on a diet. You still feel happy and aren't beating yourself up over it. You are miserable and sad. You still feel like the same person because you are. Where is the problem? Why do you want to have a breakdown because you've gained weight? It makes no sense to me.
ETA: I have an eating disorder so obviously weight and how I feel are interwoven. However, the connection is lessoning. I am much happier at the size I am now than when I was thinner.
hmm this is strange
If you feel good and if your health is not in danger... what's the problem?
i'm thin and sometimes i feel fat, sometimes i feel to skinny it just depends on the mood
but il you feel beautiful and confindent...and what do you mean by "overweight?" according to who? my ex boyfriend was considered as overweight but he was NOT to me!! and my actual boyfriend is clearly underweight...lol
Um what
I feel the same m'friend. I prance around the house, dancing and hollering to music I like....UNTIL I get to the mirror. I forget that I'm not as slim as I used to be...But I don't FEEL fat.
That's a problem when I'm trying to lose weight...no matter what people say, even when I feel good about myself, it's hard because I really do want to lose weight...and yet, to me, it's like, I'm already at size zero! lol
numbers a big part of how i feel about myself, but i'm working on changing that. sizes are also another big part of that - but women's clothing sizes are extremely subjective to the brand.
even though i might weigh "more" i fit into smaller clothing sizes because of my muscle definition from dance training and daily intense workouts.
weird... i look thin and i feel thin and if anything suggests i'm fatter or heavier i just brush it off haha
I think it has to do with what you used to be vs. what you are now. Cause going from skinny to fat, or vice versa, can be different. You can feel how you did before but in reality, but look differently to others.
My mom swears I'm skinnier than I really am. Gets annoying from time to time.
It depends on how much weight you've put on and what your height is.
I used to feel that way at one time, too. I was eating whatever I wanted, because I thought that I was an okay size. I kept thinking that I was in the 125/130 weight range. One day I got on the scale and it read 145... which is what I used to be at one time or another. That's when I knew that I was getting chunky. Especially after seeing a picture of myself sitting down! My arms, face, hips, and thighs were way larger than I thought.
I began eating out less, working out more, and began to see results on the scale AND in my clothes. Alot of the clothes that were tight began to feel looser. I went from a size 12 to size five! And I went down to 120 - 117 pounds. I felt and looked great, as well. Of course, now I'm pregant and can't help but gain weight...but after my baby is born, I plan to go back to my excercise regiment and size.
I do think there's such a thing as being too skinny...but it really just depends on what's right for your height. For instance, I'm 5'6" and being 100 pounds isn't realistic or healthy for me.
Sometimes you don't realize how bad it is until you've actually seen a picture of yourself (full body) and can't fit in most of your regular clothes.
Idk, weight stuff confuses me. But I have been feeling a little bad about myself lately since I've gained some weight around the middle, but when I look in the mirror in the morning (when I'm not bloated from eating) I don't think I'm fat at all, even if I'm a little on the heavy side of normal weight for my height, but not quite overweight (5'4" and 140, which is both muscle and fat xD).
you could just be eating healthier which would make you feel good
but it larger quantities then you should be?
i really don't think this country needs to up obese population though, so if you really are overweight, i would start working on that.
especially before you get older. the older you get the harder it is to lose it, on top of it being unhealthy.
at first i was going to say maybe it's muscle mass increase, but then i saw
body {margin:8px} .tr-field {font:normal x-small arial}that you said you look bigger when you see yourself. so i doubt it's that. just get in the habit of a healthier lifestyle.
i feel the same way right now. :/
i'm not sure if i look skinny to everyone else though or if i'm just use to feeling skinny. but i don't like it...and i'm trying to use to working out.
i think weight matters on how you look because no one is going to know the number unless you tell them.
but i want to lose a certain number of pounds to get that look...so i guess both matters to me.
i'm 5'7 and i use to weigh 130 looking 120 or less.
now i weigh 145 out of no where! but i'm not sure how i look...
everyone says i look skinny still. but the number doesn't make me feel it...
Weight is a number for me, looking in a mirror is an illusion for me, and I'm just fine being healthy just the way I am. I don't feel any different if I gain or lose weight.
I always feel skinny (i'm far from it) untill I see myself in pictures. If you feel comfortable the way you are, then you shouldn't change. You only have to please yourself, no one else.