Naturally Thin People-What r your thoughts like when it comes 2 food? What,When,How much do u eat?Excercise? &

Question

How do you view your body? I'm doing some research for my psych class on the thought process of people that are
Naturally Thin, so Please be as specific as you'd like. And feel free to include your age. Thanks!

Answer 1

I eat a bit 2 much, right about now i'm going to go fill myself. I can't help eating: fried chicken, burgers, eggs, bacon, bbq anything, and the list goes on. I'm 22, 5'8,125lbs, and a male. My friends always laugh at how much i eat and yet can't put on any weight, but i think it will eventually take its toll for i used to exercise like every Wednesday(just a lil aerobics) and now i think bcoz I've stopped I'm getting a lil pouch. If i say to my friends that i'm getting a lil porkly they look at me like i'm sick, but i do feel like i'm becoming a bit fat. the drama continues.

Answer 2

I usually only eat to nourish my body, like gassing up the car. I love food so I always make it yummy as well as being healthy. I was raised in the 60s by hippie parents so I guess the whole natural thing was my initial programming. I'm 45 years old 5'6" and weigh 120, never had a weight problem.

Answer 3

I am naturally thin, have been able to eat most anything I wanted most of my life til after 40, then had to cut back a bit on sweets.

I do lean more toward salads, fruits & healthy food, although I really don't need to eat them if I don't want to.

I sometimes don't eat all day, just dinner & then a snack of bran cereal or a salad late at nite. Hope this helps for your research.

Answer 4

...im 25 years old, and i know no limit when it comes to food. only, i don't eat vegetables a lot, perhaps its the one the has been keeping me the same weight no matter how hard i eat everyday.

Answer 5

I love food I really do. I'm just never really that hungry so I rarely eat more than you are suppose to. I really hardly ever crave dessert. Occasionally I'll crave peanutbutter or ice cream/frozen yogurt. But as far as having something sweet daily, it doesn't even cross my mind. I despise the feeling of being stuffed. Like after Thanksgiving dinner. I hate that. I like to be able to move around after I eat. Go walking or do something. Being too stuffed to move makes me feel sick. In high school, I had a medical disorder so if I ever took that one bite past "enough food" it would make me literally sick. Imagine on dates on having to run to the bathroom to get sick. So I guess partly it's fear of that returning that stops me from ever eatting any more than "enough" (no matter how good it tastes or how much i want to)

Most of the time I drink milk. It's just what I prefer. Or a crystal light, a limeade, pink lemonade. SO I rarely drink soda except when we eat out.

I love food though so I make really good food. But I honestly dont like fattening foods as much. I can't stand most things fried. The grease dripping off of it will turn my stomach. I can't stand a lot of desserts b/c they are too sweet. Dr Phil has a recipe for a low-cal peach cobbler that he has on his Ultimate Weight Loss Cookbook that I think is the best peach cobbler I've ever had in my life. My favorite meal in the world is stuffed peppers. I particularly dislike bacon, sausage, and pizza.

My eatting habits aren't that consistant actually. When I was in high school and college and playing sports all the time, working out constantly--yeah I probably ate about every couple hours. But then I'd go for like a month when I wasn't working out nearly as much (b/c of a lot of projects being due) and I hardly ate. I'd eat like a bird. Just wasn't hungry at all. In high school I was probably the worst eatter ever. Never had breakfast or lunch. Fasted for my religion at least once a week--so yeah I wouldn't recommend eatting like i did. But in college I straighted out and ate the healthiest stuff I could afford (ever notice how much more veggies cost than mac n cheese or ramen noodles; how much more milk costs than soda)

But I just didn't crave food as much when I wasn't being that active. And often if I was really busy I'd have to actually tell myself "hmm when was the last time I ate? I should do that." It wasn't a focal point of my life.

How do I view my body? I've always loved my body and taken great pride in it. When I was in high school I was self-conscious and wore baggy clothing but as I got older I got more comfortable. I worked outrageously hard to maintain a perfect 6pack and toned arms so I wanted to show it off. I never felt self-conscious about what I was wearing. I realize my body had flaws but there was nothing that could be done about that and I could have my pick of gentlemen b/c few of them worked out like I did.

Since college, I've decreased my activity level (still work out a lot) and put on about 10 lbs. I'm not too happy about it but not bothered enough either. I work out frequently but as the perfect 6 pack is gone I have noticed that I am more self-conscious than I used to be. I am still comfortable with the way I look in a bathing suit but if I were to gain say 7 more lbs you'd see me in the gym daily sweating to the oldies. I greatly enjoyed my gym and now I live somewhere without a gym. I prefer to workout in a gym b/c to me at home has too many distractions. phone, computer, tv, puppy. gym i have driven 15 min to be there I have to stay in there at least an hour. I knew how to motivate myself and I do equal amounts of fun and working out. Like I kayak, water ski, etc but that is fun.

Not sure what particular area you were hoping to go in for your project. Focusing more on the psychology behind it or in just the thoughts on food--how it isn't as much a focus but feel free to email me with any questions you have. I was in sports medicine for years, a model for years--so there isn't much about this that I haven't discussed before.