working out

[2partswater]

There have been a few posts recently about losing weight and I've seen a lot of inaccurate comments made. I just thought I would give some factual recommendations

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[i_luv_pippin]

"models are not healthy. Stop trying to look like them. What they do to their bodies to be underweight is not healthy. The pictures of celebrities or models on magazines, websites, posters, etc are PHOTOSHOPPED. They don't actually look that perfect in real life. They have blemises and uneven skin tones and some even have little rolls on their stomach. These are taken out of their photos. If you don't believe me, do a quick Google search."

I used to model, and i was never unhealthy. I am 5'8", 110 pounds, and i exercise. I eat, i've never dieted, and i don't smoke or do anything to "lose weight". I have a tiny bone structure. My hips around are only 31 inches. In fact, this is what i've been doing for ten years that helps me stay in good shape. My arms may look skinny, but that is because of riding. You fight with a 1200 pound animal for 10 years and see how in shape YOUR arms are. If i flex i have pretty big muscle tone in my upper arms. (especially my right one, my blowdryer/flat iron arm

[2partswater]

at 5'8" your weight is in the "too low" or "unhealthy" range. while it may be simply genetics that has kept you lean without dieting, it is a very rare anomaly. and all of the jocks i know do lift weights and workout and watch their diet in order to be great riders. i don't know your age or how much time you spend riding/grooming/shoveling so all of that can also come into play.

to act like even LESS than the majority of models AREN'T dieting like crazy is just sheer stupid. yes, girls outside of the modeling world have EDs and some of them die from it. but it's in your face how severe it is in the modeling world. there are no accusations here. it's been proven. it's fact. perhaps i should have said, "most models" but i'm content with my statement because at 5'8", you're severely underweight.

[i_luv_pippin]

yet i eat about three meals a day (i hate breakfast foods of any kind, so i don't eat breakfast. I usually end up making food at like midnight though when i get hungry), drink coke none stop, and don't count calories of any kind. I ride about every other day, and have been for about ten years. My weight has never caused any sort of health concern. If you see me in person, my bones are not sticking out ( picture ), you can't see my ribs, i don't look "unhealthy

[2partswater]

i think you pretty much just proved my point. thanks.

[i_luv_pippin]

ugh dammit the second half got erased

[2partswater]

let's just say you're naturally 110 pounds and you can drink coke and eat whatever you want or wahtever...if you've never tried to diet or never had to lose weight then you don't understand what's it's like for someone to want to lose even a few pounds. and those girls in the modeling industry...they'll do anything to get down to the size they are told or feel they need to be. there are plenty of documentaries and news reports of this.

sure, not EVERYONE is unhealthy in the modeling industry. the cameraman/camerawoman is usually healthy.

[ohscorpio]

i know someone who is 5'11", about 130 maybe less, and she's thin but healthy too. her entire family is thin. both my sisters are way thinner than me and i dont eat any more than them, theyre just lucky. i hate when people call thin people anorexics. my entire family is always begging my siblings to eat and theyre like, wtf, we do! but if i made a comment like oh, i shouldnt eat at all this week, they wouldnt say anything. its such bullshit.