Is it normal that i find being called skinny annoying?

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I've been skinny since I can remember, so trust me, this isn't a story about how much weight I've lost since my childhood. This is about how for my entire life, people have told me that I'm skinny. Which is cool, I guess, until people start asking you if you're anorexic, and your boyfriend jokes about being able to feel your ribs.
Let me just say this now.
I am not anorexic. In fact, you can ask anyone that knows me, my favorite hobby is stuffing my face with basically ay type of food that exists.
So I don't know why I've never gained an weight. How the hell should I know?
And according to my doctors, I'm the perfect weight for my height.
So is it normal for me to find people who call me skinny annoying?
Because honestly, when I'm constantly being told that I'm thin, I get this feeling like I don't know, maybe I am just a little too skinny.
Maybe I should gain some weight.
And i just want to know:
am I the only person that feels this way?

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  • mumbum
    12 years ago

    I agree with emilydoll...I have always been really slim and had the same comments all the time. Ppl watch me whilst I eat to see if I display "anorexic eating behaviours" ... Annoys the absolute fuck out of me!!! I just tell myself that they do this to all skinny females and this helps me to depersonalise what is happening. If asked I also just shrug and say "good genes I guess" which of course is the truth. But if you don't say it the right way ppl think you are lying and making it up... tiring stuff!! Enjoy eating your food and let ppl stare and turn green with envy... :)

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  • michellethewriter
    12 years ago

    Wow. The fact that I'm not the only who feels this way makes me feel so much better. Thanks guys.

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  • harsh_epiphany
    12 years ago

    Im gonna say it is annoying and offensive to me when i hear it. Besides its like people think that only fat persons get upset when called fat UMMM Skinny peopl! Umm skinny people are self concious too.

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  • Shackleford96
    12 years ago

    I have always been called skinny, but I know otherwise. My size is normal and I am happy with that. I weigh about 140 pounds and I am about 5'11" tall. I eat plenty of food on a regular basis and I have always had a high metabolism.

    Do you work out?

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    • shuggy-chan
      12 years ago

      pshhh, you call that skinny, im barely got 20lbs on you and im 6'3, xP

      and it normal, i mean im look fine, i have shoulders at least (thank god). but ive been skinny all my life, but my dad is built that way and my other half is asian and they are normally slim and lean, so it natural.

      best advice is enjoy it while it last cause soon the wieght might not stay off one day with out at least a lil exercise.

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      • Shackleford96
        12 years ago

        Haha, well I'm pretty sure that I will never be fat no matter what. I used to be skinnier when I was younger though. Recently, I have started to exercise pretty regularly.

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        • shuggy-chan
          12 years ago

          well stick with it, i loved being the skinny guy that has muscle, and push around ppl that got 30, 40 lbs on me if not more. when i was a senior in high school i worked out everyday and every night i did 300 push up and sit ups,(100 at a time) and 40 curls and the behind the head thing, with 40lbs.and it felt so good. i got out of it since i got a physical job, and and i kind of regret it, but no that im laid off, i think i need to get back into the swing of things again

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          • Shackleford96
            12 years ago

            Oh, wow if you could do 300 pushups you must have been buff! Now I'm kind of embarrassed to say how many I can do...

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            • shuggy-chan
              12 years ago

              i was strong, but i wasnt any bigger, just cause your muscles are bulging, doesnt mean your not strong. an offensive line man on our football tean found that out well i pushed his ass across the room just foolin around. he had line about 100lbs on me too, hahas, leverage is your friend xD

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  • IThinkTooMuch86
    12 years ago

    It is normal to get annoyed when people call you skinny. I was skinny my whole life until I reached the 20 year old mark, now I'm about normal. But before, I used to hate being called skinny to the point where I went on a weight gaining diet and starting weightlifting so I wouldn't be scrawny anymore.

    But now that I look back, there is nothing wrong with being skinny. As long as you eat well and are healthy, your natural body type is who you're meant to be. No need to change that.

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  • emilydoll
    12 years ago

    Some ppl are just jealous and don't know what to say. I've had ppl tell me in the past to eat lol at first I was so offended by that and layer realized these ppl were just jealous, easy to say when they have lots of junk :/ just being honest, and if you felt u looked anorexic obviously you would know, so you're not. People will try to bring you down and play it cool, but you ate envied my dear.

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    I've also been kinda thin and now I strive to be thinner. I don't like when people call me "skinny". I feel like they're using it in a negative context. I also when people asks me personal questions about an eating disorder in front of people. I have one, but if you're going to ask me, ask me kindly and quietly! I notice that the people who call me "skinny" are usually overweight.

    I prefer being called "thin".

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  • dom180
    12 years ago

    I have a friend like you. I'm even skinnier than her, though, and it never bothered me when people notice it. A lot of people find it difficult to put on weight with any diet, there's nothing wrong with that.

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  • lol1055
    10 years ago

    put on some weight and you won't be called skinny

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  • lol_
    12 years ago

    Lol when I saw this question I thought it was a joke...Being skinny is healthy. You just have a fast metabolism. Be happy for that...heart disease is the leading cause of death for old people-you might never have that risk.

    When people tell you that you're too skinny just tell them you will just live a longer life lol.

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