" Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels".

Oops. My mom always used margarine! I never knew my cholesterol lever.

I remember the time, long time ago, when butter for banned from most houses. At that time there was an awful tasting margerine. I never stopped using butter and my cholesterol levels are perfect. Same with eggs, now that I think of it.

Way back, people ate a lot of eggs (I love them!) and noone cared for cholesterol. I think that we are too worried about the span of our life and have stopped thinking about the quality of the life we lead.

Thanks! I guess being teased as a child and Never part of the in crowd means I got to be me! Not a follower, nor a leader just me!

I'm the reverse. I rather have that pizza and feel well fed than have veggies and feel deprived and resentful of those who Had the pizza. The lady who said it was having that sdalad while her brothers enjoyed a pizza.But then again I never was taight to worry about my size. It is strange to hear how many see having pizza as a weakness and once they do eat it , they feel guilty. I don't eat veggies so if I couldn't have my pizza , I wouldn't be eating!

Since I became health-conscious, pizza honestly doesn't taste as good to me anymore. After months of eating my veggies, whole wheat, and my quinoa I decided to go ahead and splurge for a pizza a few days ago. It tasted so greasy and gross to me, and it was a fairly good pizza I'd enjoyed in the past. And I've never been terribly concerned about my size so much as my health. I didn't want to have high cholesterol like my Dad and be so at risk for heart disease. The small size is a plus for me, but the health is the best deal. And I feel great too. The way you eat affects your overall energy level and I love being able to keep up with happy little children or take a long walk. That's what's more important to me than pizza, and I don't regret giving up so much junk food.

Well, then I guess we're polar opposites! I actually love my veggies, and I'd much rather eat veggies than quit eating altogether. I honestly couldn't imagine not liking pizza at one point, but now I can't imagine what I was thinking. In any case, I'm glad you are living happily as you are and I hope you continue to live happily in the future.

I lost weight without even trying. I took it off just by working more and eating less. My hours at work increased and I ate less often! But I Never thought I Had to lose weight. i eat what I want When I want. I see that as a blessing.

I agree . As long as he doesn't feel bad after " cheating" it is ok once in a while.

Hubby is like that pretty much minus the red meat of course. He some times spends all day walking around work especially lately teaching about of new people that where not trained well with what to do. Some times he doesn't get to eat lunch that I make him so he can bring it to work and not get hurt from what they have there. They have a lot of grease food that cause him issues. The weight he lost was him doing or his body doing the work for him not be telling him what to do. Although I'll tell him before he eats red meat or something are you sure you want to eat that and cheat. I don't mind him cheating as long as he doesn't do it to often because then he feels bad and punishes himself.

Brava! You are losing the weight. You will make it to 150 and I think that is a great size/weight!

Answer me this. Do you feel comfortable in your skin? I mean can you walk around without getting out of breath. Do you fit into your favorite clothes? If the answer to these questions is yes, then let it go. believe it or not size 14 is average! The only two reasons to lose weight are because of health reasons or you need to lose weight to feel better about yourself. I mean if you can't do the things that you want to do because of the weight , Then lose the weight. The thing is to be happy.

hi bjc and sara a happy diabetic is onw who is not anorexic but also not as large as me but I have been diagnosed as having low thyroid so since being on medication for that I am slowly but steadily losing weight I was 225 now am down to 195 and am aiming for 150 which may sound too heavy but trust me I look good at that weight. fat cells impede insulin's job of feeding sugar into our muscle cells where we need it and letting the sugar float in our blood stream which is hard on our various organs.I do not want to look anorexic but also want to look healthily slim and feel great too

I don't get it! either food tastes good to you or it doesn't! I never equate food with getting fat.I eat what I like and I leave the rest for others. I eat until I'm full. And I eat when I'm hungry! I must be from some other planet! Never would I tell another the food I'm eating isn't worth getting fat over! But then again I have never been skinny. I never had the goal to be a size what? 0? 6? Whatever is in vogue. I guess I was lucky to see all this as something for the pretty girls to worry about and I went on to eat what I wanted!

I don't know about my cholesterol lever and maybe it is wise I don't. If they told me it was too high and I had to stop eating what I like to eat, I would say thank you , go home and end things. Why did I think life was over by age 18? It wasn't my diet but that I didn't fit into what others said was suppose happen next. So while others planned to go to college , I planned my exit. It didn't hurt because the Food Nazis kept saying my diet would kill me anyway. So it made perfect sense until my mom convinced me to stay As Is. So here I am eating Exactly what I want when I want it And Still willing to die Before the stroke or heart attack.

Do you always enjoy everything you eat? Have you ever gone to a restaurant and ordered something that looked really good on the menu but didn't taste that good when it arrived, but you ate it anyway? After all, it's not the restaurants fault if it doesn't suit your taste buds. We all have a preference for certain kinds of food. Some food tastes good and some food tastes REALLY good. For example, do you not have a preference for one kind of dessert over another? Do you have a favourite dish? Do you like chicken better than beef but you eat beef as well? While we all eat a variety of things, some we just naturally like more than others. Not everything we eat can be our favourite. I eat apple pie because I like it ok, but, given a choice, I prefer pumpkin pie. However pumpkin is not always available (especially at work). So, for instance if I were eating a piece of store-bought apple pie and one of the girls said "is it good" I jokingly reply that it's not worth getting fat over, whereas, to me, a piece of home-make pumpkin pie, with whipped cream would taste so much better that gaining weight while eating it would be the last thing on my mind. I wouldn't care because I'd be enjoying it too much. It's my favourite and it's home made. Therefore, if I was hungry and the only pie that was available was store-bought apple, I wouldn't turn it down because to me, it tastes ok. I don't DISLIKE it and I'm hungry. However, most store bought pies, or pies in general for that matter, have a lot of calories in them. More calories say, than an apple. I am not a size 0 or a size 6, however, neither am I a size 20 or a 26. I think it is necessary to be conscious of what you eat at times for health reasons. It's good if you feel lucky that you don't worry about what you eat. Obviously you are not morbidly obese or you would indeed be conscious of what you eat, along with your weight. Have you never heard of anyone being told by their doctor to lose weight for health reasons?

Oh Girl! I glad you liked this post and you weren't offended. No , the lady that said this has Always been heavy . She wants to lose weight so she can be happy. But she has just gone off her diet. it is sad because she thinks she Has to lose weight so she can be seen as a success.

She is not a housewife, she is the daughter of a housewife. she is only in her 20's. She has a boyfriend who loves her but for some reason she thinks she Needs to be skinny! this is so true. I was lucky without even knowing it! My parents Never told me I had to lose weight. My friends accepted me as is, meaning plump! I got to eat what I wanted and now my guy loves my curves! I am not looking to lose weight. I am so lucky.

I'm not offended at all! I chose to respond to this discussion for a reason. It's good to know there are other people out there who love food as much as I do lol! Thanks for giving me some background on the lady who said this. What she said makes no sense to me now! She doesn't know what skinny feels like, but she says nothing tastes as good. How would she know? She's absolutely wrong because you don't have to be skinny to be happy. When I was a skinny "bag of bones" (lol), my weight absolutely depressed me. I think happiness is found by eating what you want and not worrying about what people think. It's all about being who you want to be! I'm glad I finally came to that point in my own life. I'll work hard for what I want, but I don't care what people think. Maybe the lady on this show should've worried more about her family and less about her diet and image perhaps?

I understand and I am proud of you. You are losing the weight!

It is worse. I really thought since I wasn't the ideal size, no man would love me.So for many years I never even tried. Was I Wrong! My guy loves my curves! I fear there are many young women thinking the same thing.

For Souls, it was the daughter of one of the Housewives. She has been overweight all her life. She wants to be thin. She assumes once she is thing , she will be happy. I hope she makes it. But she just went off her diet.

I never eat for health, I eat because I'm hungry.I don't cook and I like it that way. I have Never been skinny and I do not expect to be.In fact whenever someone says the word healthy with food I tune them out . I Know it isn't for me. Maybe that is why I don't get it.

I'm also thin and a vegetarian Wilson and totally agree with what you are saying about poor diets. They contradict themselves, they say it's unhealthy to be overweight yet no one should pressure women to be thin. That's wrong. Well which is it. Do we want people to be thin or not? I like the slogan, and agree with it that's why I don't eat what I would like to eat. Though I am a little surprised by who said it, the housewives of New Jersey are not exactly sticks.

I have never been thin. Your thin was a chubby child that grew to be a fat teen. After school I gained more weight but I lost it by working. Not working out but working! I am on my feet All shift long. In fact I didn't notice I was losing weight until my clothes were too big for me! But I am not thin and never will be. My eneregy level is the same I believe.

Thanks twin.

Some people were meant to have some chunk on them. I do believe that not everyone is meant to be thin. But it could also be a thyroid problem as well. And it could also be something that is genetic as well. But the person that you are is what really counts.

I say if you can do what you want to do, then leave your weight alone.But if you can't walk without losing your breath. The weight is in the way of your life's dream, then lose the weight!

I was never skinny. I was a chubby child and a plus sized teen and a curvy woman! Oh Well!

I am glad we have the same view.Now my weight is not such as to need reducing.I think it is better for one to be a little fat than he is thin.

Or a French Fry , or a piece of cake!

That's what I do . And guess what? My guy loves my curves! So I didn't Have to lose weight to find love! I wish more women could know all they had to do is be themselves whatever size they are!

Someone who is enjoying life and being happy in themselves is surely more attractive than someone who is worrying over every lettuce leaf.

Happiness is the key. If you are happy, I'm happy for you.

I am not suppose to be skinny. So I will never know what you are talking about. I get all the attention from my guy. He loves my curves! I'm happy you are happy.

My younger self wouldn't say a thing. The Current me would say Where in the f@ck do you see it written on me that I Want a husband?! Why don't you take a flying F@ck at a rolling donut!I'm glad the old lady said something. Somehow people think they can "advise" people they deem fat regardless of their own size.