[MrOogieBoogie]

It's just as frustrating being criticized for being "too skinny" as it is for "being too fat" I imagine, although I've never heard anyone tell a fat person, "Oh, you're too fat" directly to his or her face. It's just rude.

But people jump on the chance to tell you that you're some weird walking skin-and-bones without the least bit of concern for offending you. And when you tell me I'm too skinny, and I clearly explain to you that it's not for a lack of eating, and you just say, "Eat more," I want to punch you in the face. Okay, not really, but bigger people need to understand that some people like me shit food out as they eat it basically. I guarantee I eat more than most people 50lbs heavier than me, but it doesn't show. Can you really blame me for that?

Sorry for the rant. Maybe some can relate, though. :/

EDIT: 5'11", 150lbs btw

[jon bones]

when i was young and very skinny, i thought it was super rude when people said that to me.

so i started eating more and going to the gym and now i only hear compliments.

[Jackpot]

Because it's incredibly easy to put on weight versus losing it. It's an indicator that you're not greedy. A lot of people want to (maybe misguidedly) be skinny. No one aims to be fat.

[Stet]

Because it's incredibly easy to put on weight versus losing it.

For some people, maybe. It's equally as offensive.

[ascii42]

Yeah, even better is directly getting asked if I'm anorexic/bulemic.

[Invisible_Insane]

Because it's incredibly easy to put on weight versus losing it. It's an indicator that you're not greedy. A lot of people want to (maybe misguidedly) be skinny. No one aims to be fat.

Not for some people; read the OP.

OP, this is one of those things that you proactively want to stop giving a fuck about as soon as possible. Also, you'll be glad in 10 or 20 years when your metabolism slows down.

[youngplaya21]

Same situation as you OP. My only guess is that they think it's sort of a blessing to be able to eat what you want and not gain weight. If only they knew how much it sucks ass...

Because it's incredibly easy to put on weight versus losing it.

For you maybe. I have to eat 2400 calories a day just to break even and not lose weight. And that's assuming I don't work out....

[Izick]

Basically, one is likely to be able to control their own weight when skinny, as opposed to when they're fat, meaning they might already be trying to lose the weight, but it's not working. Plus being skinny is a lot less unattractive compared to being overweight.

[coldvein]

good question. as some of you know i'm a skinnyass dude. some people give me shit for it. i don't really care, but it does seem as if it is more accepted.

its somehow okay for people to be like "you skinny mothafucka" but if i were to call somebody a fat fuck its considered dangerous harassment or some shit.

[Glass Rebel]

Because fat people have been whining so much about being called fat that they've almost made it acceptable. Also jealousy.

I'm not skinny btw.

Because it's incredibly easy to put on weight versus losing it. It's an indicator that you're not greedy. A lot of people want to (maybe misguidedly) be skinny. No one aims to be fat.

rofl of course

[jon bones]

Because it's incredibly easy to put on weight versus losing it.

simply not true. they both require strict diet changes, lots of hard work at the gym and persistence.

[Fuu]

I relate. I have a hard time putting on weight and yeah, I have felt offended in the past with "jokes" about me not eating enough and bs like that. Didn't help that I actually felt inadequate for the most part, so people commenting on it with no restraints would always hit harder than I'd let it show.

A couple of years ago I worked out for months and managed to put on some muscle. I'm satisfied with my body now but I still don't gain weight, ever. These days I don't give a shit but seriously, any sort of body policing is annoying as fuck.

[MrOogieBoogie]

Because it's incredibly easy to put on weight versus losing it. It's an indicator that you're not greedy. A lot of people want to (maybe misguidedly) be skinny. No one aims to be fat.

Oh, is it?

I've eaten two burrito bowls in one sitting before like it was nothing. I've eaten a 12" sub and no more than five minutes later said to myself, "Damn, I'm hungry," literally forgetting I had just eaten an entire sandwich. I never skip breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I snack all day on fruits and nuts.

Then again I do work out insanely hard and am damn fit if I do say so myself, but some people have this weird ideal weight for the sexes that just doesn't jive with every person.

[Croc]

I can definitely relate. I'm 6'2" and 135, and no matter how much I eat I can't gain any weight.

The thing that really gets me though is when people say I have no room to say I wish I could gain a bit of weight because there are tons of people that wish they could be as skinny as me.

[Davidion]

Because everytime someone has accused me of being too skinny, there's a rather obvious tone of disdain and envy.

Why would I get mad when I know people are jelly?

[Zoramon089]

Oh, is it? I've eaten two burrito bowls in one sitting before like it was nothing. I've eaten a 12" sub and no more than five minutes later said to myself, "Damn, I'm hungry," literally forgetting I had just eaten an entire sandwich. I never skip breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I snack all day on fruits and nuts. Then again I do work out insanely hard and am damn fit if I do say so myself, but some people have this weird ideal weight for the sexes that just doesn't jive with every person.

What was the point to this post then?

[teruterubozu]

Enjoy it now before you grow into a fat middle-aged turd. Trust me.

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Enjoy it now before you grow into a fat middle-aged turd.

:lol

[Dre3001]

I agree 100% with the OP.

As someone who has always been skinny and had trouble putting on weight, whenever someone would tell me "You're too skinny" or say that I was all skin and bones it just made me incredibly angry.

Also to the person saying gaining weight is easy it simply isnt. Maybe it is for some but it certainly isnt universal. I personally have been going to the gym daily for a few months now in an effort to gain weight and have actually been putting on some size but still its a lengthy process.


I would almost go out on a limb and guess that it takes just as much work to gain weight as it does to lose it. Seriously nobody is gaining 5-10 pounds (not water weight) overnight.

[Talon]

This drives my girlfriend crazy. She's actually more self-conscious about her "food babies" after drinking a lot of water than most fat people.

[nateeasy]

Because being too skinny is a compliment. ;)

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

when i was young and very skinny, i thought it was super rude when people said that to me. so i started eating more and going to the gym and now i only hear compliments.

You're too skinny.

[McLovin]

I would rather be too skinny then too fat. But thats just me.

[MrOogieBoogie]

What was the point to this post then?

What do you mean? Even if I didn't work out gaining weight is still incredibly difficult for me, but with working out + trying to eat even MORE, it still doesn't help. That's the point.

The most I've ever weighed was maybe 160lbs, and that was me being a complete and total lardass, eating garbage.

But the point is that I'm also in better shape than I've ever been in right now, and yet I've still had people literally berate my (yes, berate) for being too skinny. That I should put on more weight. (These are generally older people who might not understand how offensive this might be.) I'll ask, "Well, how much SHOULD I weigh? I've tried everything," and they'll respond, "I don't know, you just need more fat on you, you're so thin."

What the fuck?

[youngplaya21]

Enjoy it now before you grow into a fat middle-aged turd. Trust me.

This is my main concern. Supposedly my dad was the same way, and then his metabolism slowed around 23, and he is freakin' huge now. And guess how old i am :/ (hint, it's not 21). Mainly working out now, so that i won't turn into a blimp because of my eating habits

Because being too skinny is a compliment. ;)

For a girl maybe (even then, it usually isn't). For guys, who apparently are all supposed to look ripped as hell, it's not even close...

[Izick]

It's definitely not easy to put on weight for a lot of people. I've been struggling for the past half-year or so trying to just get above 200 lbs, but I still haven't managed it. I lift weights, and I eat a lot, but it's still tough, and yeah "boo-fucking-hoo" for me; I know it's not exactly a terrible problem, and some people would love to have it, but it's worth mentioning.

[CF_Fighter]

I've had to deal with that statement all my life. Coming from some people it is a genuine concern at your well-being and if you are eating right. From others I take insult to it because they have no idea, but I don;t voice my discontent because they genuinely have no idea of what I'm going through. Having a disease where a key component is "failure to thrive" makes it so I am in a constant battle just to keep weight on. I can drop pounds insanely easily which is bad news for my body because having a good weight means you have more energy to fight the infections I get. Putting more on requires a lot of food, time, money, and a lot of pills to even get some of the calories and fat from my food.

Luckily for me I'm at a good weight my doctor likes, 5'9" and 150.

[DominoKid]

you cant be serious...

sn: i cant imagine being 7" taller but only weighing 10lbs more.
if you turn sideways you probably disappear like that family guy joke

[teruterubozu]

This is my main concern. Supposedly my dad was the same way, and then his metabolism slowed around 23, and he is freakin' huge now. And guess how old i am :/ (hint, it's not 21). Mainly working out now, so that i won't turn into a blimp because of my eating habits

I was a skinny skeleton fuck until I hit around 27-28. Then metabolism died and it was super easy to get fat.

All these "lucky me" posts from pre-30 yr old GAFFERS make me laugh.

[cajunator]

I'm way too skinny.
Try 5'7" and 117 pounds.
I eat plenty, and I really don't exercise that much. I do speed walk everywhere at my natural pace butthat's hardly blasting the calories away. but I hardly ever gain weight and I'm never going to get taller. At 30, I look like Im much younger.
It's not as great as you might think.

[Stet]

you cant be serious... sn: i cant imagine being 7" taller but only weighing 10lbs more. if you turn sideways you probably disappear like that family guy joke

ha ha ha yes!!!! SO FUNNY!!!

[Az]

Because it's incredibly easy to put on weight versus losing it. It's an indicator that you're not greedy. A lot of people want to (maybe misguidedly) be skinny. No one aims to be fat.

When I was skinny in my teens I had the hardest time putting on weight. Had to resort to weight gainers and basically eating until almost puking.

[K701]

Because it's incredibly easy to put on weight versus losing it. It's an indicator that you're not greedy. A lot of people want to (maybe misguidedly) be skinny. No one aims to be fat.

... I wish you knew the pain of force feeding yourself untill you can FEEL the food reach up your throat, vomiting a little bit what doesn't fit, clenching your eyes and fists trying to swollow the chunky, watery bile back in, just to gain a few pounds...

[NaturalHigh]

when i was young and very skinny, i thought it was super rude when people said that to me. so i started eating more and going to the gym and now i only hear compliments.

yep.

[Pakkidis]

I too am extremely skinny and I absolutely hate it when people tell me how skinny I am. and no gaining weight is not as easy for some people as you might think.

When people tell me I'm skinny and need to put on weight, I tell them I'll gain weight when you loose weight.....they don't talk to me after that :D

[sankt-Antonio]

Being a thin men really sucks. People called me a concentration camp inmate with a smile on there faces - it really is weird how they don't even feel like thats rude or something.

And im in the camp that envy's fat people - would be so easy for me to loose weight, all you have to do is not eat instead of shuffling crap in your mouth all day.

[SmokyDave]

I guess it's like the difference between 'your dick is too big' and 'your dick is too small'. Both are problems, but only one is perceived as totally undesirable.

[cajunator]

Plus, my collarbones stick out like handles.
And you can see my ribcage somewhat. I can put down a whole rotisserie chicken in one sitting but I look malnourished.

[MrOogieBoogie]

Also, people need to understand that there's a healthy and an unhealthy way to gain weight. Sure, you can eat entire pizza boxes and gain weight that way, but that's as stupid as starving yourself to drop pounds if you're overweight.

It doesn't matter if you're thin or big: you still have to eat healthy. And gaining weight while still trying to eat healthy is damn fucking difficult.

[Khold]

I used to be 6 foot and 135 or so. I'm probably up to 145-150 now.

[SuperEpicMan]

Iv had it both ends of the spectrum, I used to be a chubby kid but I got kinda fat when I was 15 or 16 because of some illness I had, couldn't to any exercise because of it, and I ended up being 5 foot 6 weighing about 12 and half stone, so I got a bit of stick for that.

Since then I kind of grown up out of it (I'm 20 now) and now about 9 stone, same height though lol. But now i get called skinny all the time, kind of annoying because I'm actually a healthy weight, but i look like iv done heroin or something in my late teens compared to how i was.

[qcf x2]

It used to bug me, mostly because most fat people I know are lazy*, and I spend a lot of money on calories, lift heavy and take casein/protein to gain maybe half a pound per month.
But now I take it as more motivation to lift.

*By lazy, I really mean it. Say they're going to go to the gym regularly, but give up after a week. Poor gym habits while actually there. Say they hate skinny people who can eat anything, but eat potato chips/french fries and drink nothing but soda at every opportunity.

[The Internet]

I weighed myself before leaving for Texas on April 29th, 163 lbs. I'm 6 feet tall.

Yesterday I clocked in at 174 lbs. I can't resist all the good food.

[V_Arnold]

Well, mostly because all the "way too skinny" people have other prolonged issues to deal with, things that actually DO cause way loss - like stress, overworking, not sleeping nearly enough.

When one proceeds to probe these people with "Oh, you are way too skinny", you are not poking at something bad, you are just seeing the RESULT of that bad. Therefore.... it can be considered rude as you are not helping at all. Obviously, they know it. Usually.

[Spiffy_1st]

During that blood donating thread a few weeks ago I found out that I couldn't donate blood because I'm too underweight. Since then I've been trying to gain weight and it's just not working. I tried drinking lots of coke but it tastes horrible.

I don't mind it when people call me skinny, I've felt self conscience about my arms but that's more to do with having no muscles.

[Omegasquash]

Man, I grew up that way. Got picked on for being weak, etc. I think, honestly, it's jealousy. Some people can eat like a whale and not gain a pound, while others eat like a bird and puff right up.

The jealous part I came to was because, well, it's not a two way street. Tell someone overweight to eat less and if you got popped in the face, people would tell you that it was earned. It's OK to pick on someone when they have what you want, and I guess you're just supposed to take it. Not that it's right, mind you.

[J-Rod]

I used be to called Ethiopian boy in high school.

[MrOogieBoogie]

During that blood donating thread a few weeks ago I found out that I couldn't donate blood because I'm too underweight. Since then I've been trying to gain weight and it's just not working. I tried drinking lots of coke but it tastes horrible. I don't mind it when people call me skinny, I've felt self conscience about my arms but that's more to do with having no muscles.

This is something you DON'T want to do. Being too skinny is not a free ticket to putting all sorts of shit into your body.

That's another thing I never got: the misconception that thinness somehow automatically equates to healthiness. This is far from the truth.

[youngplaya21]

During that blood donating thread a few weeks ago I found out that I couldn't donate blood because I'm too underweight. Since then I've been trying to gain weight and it's just not working. I tried drinking lots of coke but it tastes horrible. I don't mind it when people call me skinny, I've felt self conscience about my arms but that's more to do with having no muscles.

Umm... Yeah, don't just drink lots of coke. I'd suggest going to the Fitness thread. You keep doing that, and more likely than not, you'll just be a skinny person with a gut (think yellow bastard from Sin City).

[Futureman]

I'm 6'1" ~180lbs. ENVY ME.