The Skinny Girl Problems

I am tired all the time no matter what!! Maybe we get so tired because our bodies can't hold onto the nutrients we need to have energy. Our metabolisms burn off the energy way too fast. What is this energy syrup you mentioned?

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:00 +0100

Ye, yes, yes! My mum bought it for me randomly just as a health benefit supplement and I did not really pay attention to it at that time when I last used it.

I’m not sure if they sell it in the US (bought it here in London) but here’s the link to the product information for the US: http://www.florahealth.com/product_az_usa.cfm?sbyletter=F&prod_id=205

This is for the UK:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=513&prodid=539&bid=374

It’s called Floradix. I will definitely buy it again and see how it works for my body. It’s delicious, too! ;) It’s one of the best energy syrups I think and I’ve seen their ads around on the street.

”Floradix contains no alcohol, preservatives, colourings or artificial flavourings and is free from lactose.”

Okay, so I'm 14, 5'2 or 5'2.5 and I'm 94 pounds. The skinny gene runs through my dads side of the family and my aunt is the same exact way as me. I wear size 0 jeans and I'm still an A cup in my bra. My legs are really long and I have a gap between my thighs if I stand up. I'm really skinny but my stomach isn't flat at all, it kind of bulges, really. It's so annoying cause I want my stomach to be flat but I don't want to lose weight! Idk what to do! I have no eating problems or disorders. (:

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:56 +0100

You want a flat stomach but you do not want to lose more weight? Research some ab workouts online and on Youtube. They are very easy exercises to carry out and they are low intensity so that you will not lose too much weight. Consider how hefty you want these exercises to be, obviously you do not want man-abs. But trying it out and stopping when they are just a little bit toned to your preference is worth the try! :)

Some exercises include sit-ups and you can choose a routine (frequency, days of the week, intensity) to your own preference! Try some ab work outs!

I can relate with the low energy thing. I thought I was the only one! It's kind of a vicious cycle, because you're tired so you don't do much and not doing anything makes you more fatigued. Have the energy supplements worked for you?

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:40:50 +0100

Exactly! I can be in my bed doing nothing and still feeling tired. How is it for you?

Well, I want to try this delicious syrup called Floradix again because it has been a long time since I last tried it. I think it worked but I did not make much hassle with it. This time when I do try it, I shall let you know how it has been fully.

I have had to just take a nap to give me an energy boost. It’s weird because this worsens especially in summer time! The sun should be giving me energy! Lol x

a common misconception is that your skinny because you have a fast metabolism, that is actually not always the case!! Skinny people usually have fairly slow metabolisms compered to larger people, it makes sense since an overweight person can go from 200 to 190 in a week but it may take them a week to go from 150 to 145. Your genes, how much food you eat, skinny people rarely ever eat as much as they actually think they do, lack of nutrients, your health choices, etc. may be factors instead

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:39:02 +0100

Another misconception is that skinny people “rarely eat” as much as they think they do.

For a slow metabolism, it means that it is much more difficult to lose the weight and so gaining weight is very easy. Some people gain weight easily.

And yes, there are a few skinny girls who get full up easily but that is by nature, not by their forcing. This is not just among skinny people. It is made worse for them because they lose weight easily. But to generalise like that and say skinny girls do not eat as much as they think they do is very wrong. You need to hang out with their friends and see what they say about their eating habbits. They will probably say something like “I hate you! You can eat like a pig and still not put on weight!” My friends know I eat like a pig. It’s because I need to make up for the energy lost, it’s a natural response. And you can think about how that will affect my health. I love eating ofcourse (food is my bestfriend) but the frequency is higher because that fat I just consumed will be lost in hours, not days, not weeks.

You can see how super-high your fast metabolism is for your natural weight to be low. Imagine how much lower you would weigh if you did not each that much. Therefore our natural responses triggers hunger frequently to keep apace. If staying exactly the same weight for many years (knowing you have consumed a variety of food, nutrients, junk and healthy etc) isn’t having a fast natural metabolism, then I do not know what it is. Perhaps I need to consume more nutrients…

"You shouldn’t ever have to change who you are for the sake of pleasing someone else. You don’t owe..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:03 +0100

“You shouldn’t ever have to change who you are for the sake of pleasing someone else. You don’t owe comfort or conformity or being attractive to anyone. If someone has an issue with who you are or the way you present yourself, that’s their problem, not yours. You don’t have to internalize other people’s judgement. It isn’t easy. In fact, it’s probably one of the most difficult things any of us will try to do. But it’s so important. You don’t live your life for other people. You need to do what feels right to you. And more than anything, you need to make your happiness a priority.”

- Daniell Koepke (via body-peace)

body-peace: The less time that I spend on the scale or in front...

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:08:41 +0100

body-peace:

The less time that I spend on the scale or in front of the mirror, the less power I give to those things. I used to have a full sized mirror in my room and I would stand in front of it criticizing myself. Now that the only full length mirror is in the living room that I share with my roommates, I spend a lot less time obsessing in front of it. Not having a scale in the apartment also allows me to focus on my overall health and lifestyle rather than a number on a scale. I don’t weigh the same as I did when I was in high school and at the back of my mind, I want to go back to that number. But in retrospect, I wasn’t satisfied with that number. I was never satisfied with the number that showed up on that scale.

What does that say about body image? It’s always more about your mind than your body.

"One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:07:09 +0100

“One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see. Your body is your temple, it’s your home, and you must decorate it.”

- Gabourey Sidibe (via thatkindofwoman)

"My body is not a moral failing, a sign of my lack of willpower, or a measure of my health or..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:43 +0100

“My body is not a moral failing, a sign of my lack of willpower, or a measure of my health or worthiness. The only thing you can tell from my size is what size I am and what prejudices you hold about people my size. My body is amazing and I will stand up for it, take care of it, and be undeterred and unashamed of properly caring for it, especially because of societal bigotry perpetuated by people who make their money and/or their self-esteem by trying to rid the Earth of people who look like me.”

- Ragen Chastain (via internal-acceptance-movement)

pancakesandme: Please read this.

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:40:32 +0100

pancakesandme:

Please read this.

goodbodiesareallbodies: [ three people with various leg types....

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:28:02 +0100

goodbodiesareallbodies:

[ three people with various leg types. left person is wearing pink shorts and yellow shoes and appears to have smooth legs with thighs that touch, middle person has pale, hairy, thin legs and is wearing heels with socks? and a purple pleated skirt,right person has on green boots, and a striped skirt and has thick thighs and scars.

texts “In Honour of Bare Legs ( if you want to have them )

It’s okay to have long legs, or short legs, or thighs that touch at the top, or hairy legs, or mottled skin, or knoggly knees, or cellulite, or scars, or stretch marks.

Don’t let the beauty standard give you more things to hate about yourself. Perfect is a social construct. Hot weather isn’t.”]

Haha, I love the last two sentences. - Sam

body-peace: Yes!! You don’t need to look for love from without,...

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:27:38 +0100

body-peace:

Yes!! You don’t need to look for love from without, look for it within.

Does any one suffer from low levels of energy?

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:41:15 +0100

I feel tired very easily and I think I love my bed a bit too much :/ I don’t know what it is but I have had to take in energy syrups supplements to boost my energy levels. No matter how many hours I sleep I end up feeling fatigued, especially during the summer time.

Can anyone relate?

ok so I feel like I don't fit in anywhere. Like I can't complain about being fat because I look extremely skinny. I have almost no boobs, and no butt. But I'm not exactly skinny either cause I weigh 115 lbs. Like I don't even see how this makes sense. The number on the scale keeps going up.. slowly. very slowly. but I can't get out of a size zero jeans and a size A bra. Like am I the only one that looks anorexic but the number on the scale suggests I'm fat?

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:21 +0100

I don’t understand your explanation…

I went to a doctor for a general check-up and after her telling me i was underweight, i asked her if she had any ideas on how i could put weight on, to which she replied "just enjoy being skinny while you can". Pretty sure they wouldn't have that attitude towards overweight people so why treat underweight people any differently?!

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:01 +0100

Exactly! It’s sad because they do not realise that it can be a concern and deep insecurity for many girls.

When I read a skinny girl diss my my heart sinks a little inside. I was on one forum, and this girl with my exact body was posted and one person commented on how she had an amazing body, and I felt slightly better about myself then a bunch of people came in and were attacking her frame. Saying she should get some meat on her bones and nobody wants a girl with her body. I cried for ages. It's very difficult to cope.

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:12 +0100

That’s the way it is these days! Facebook groups are worse.

How do I overcome negative comments from family members? At 5'1 and 105 lbs, I consider myself to be at a healthy weight and I like my small curves. I'm tired of my family always asking when's the last time I've eaten, how I look like a middle schooler, how I need to stop working out, how I need to gain weight, and how my "real curves" will come in if I eat more. To them curvy = womanly, so I'm looked at as a child, although I'm 21 years old.

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:41 +0100

You need to build up your own confidence. And seriously, you are a 21 year old beautiful woman. You are mature and strong enough to stand up for yourself. As you grow older there are some things that you realise that you need to stop. Those comments can be stopped but they won’t be stopped if you remain complacent and do not stand up for your fast metabolism. Because the truth is, many people believe that skinny girls eat less. That’s the case! So it’s time for you to tackle the ignorance and explain your fast metabolism to them. Trying to overcome their negative remarks will be futile if they continue to be made, especially when they are made by your family that you will always see yourself around with. You cannot get rid of your family, but you can atleast try to get rid of their misconceptions about your eating habit and body shape. Speak!

I'm not like some other skinny girls. I'm little, short and skinny and I have problems to eat. It's not like I refuse food to keep skinny. I count every calorie so I can be sure I'm gaining weight, until my body starts the nightmare of making me nauseous while I'm eating. I feel bad for that, because my boyfriend is really worried about me and I feel guilty. He deserve something better. I feel sick looking at the mirror. Obviously he loves me, he's not with me because of my body.

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:17 +0100

Then why don’t you love yourself the way your boyfriend loves you. Maybe it’s time for you to stop seeing yourself as just your body. You are more than that. And if he loves you for you, learn to love you for you. Your body will not change no matter how many horrible stares you give to it in the mirror. It will remain the same. So you might as well embrace it while you can!

Skinny girl problems: when your FRIENDS say they want to lose weight, but not to look like you. A very close friend of mine said this today RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I don't know if she was being serious or not, as she's usually nice towards everyone. Due the fact she is "curvier" than me and all guys hit on her, I'd say she was being quite serious.

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:34 +0100

Oh yes! This. It’s very silly. She is insinuating that she will find self satisfaction if she loses some weight. It’s rude of her.

I am starting to give up. Yes I heard all the other stuff "love your body" "you're beautiful" blah blah blah. All I want to do is gain a little weight. That's all I want. Every day when I look in the mirror I don't like what I see and sometimes I just cry because I feel like there is nothing I can do about it. I feel like there is no one out in the world that feels like me. And i'll never be happy with myself...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:42 +0100

There is no one in the world that feels like you???

You know you just stumbled upon this blog?! You are not alone, my dear. Society is messed up. Do not give in and ruin yourself because they will be happy. They won’t care. All they want is for people to be unhappy with themselves. You can do it!

Have you seen that video Fitch please from the Ellen show? People keep telling me that I have no right to be offended over it when it clearly has so much skinny shaming in it. I made a really long post about it to compare to fat shaming

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:41:54 +0100

It’s not worth the time. Anything for media buzz and momentum!