Too Skinny? How Times Have Changed!

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LOL...when I was a young (skinny) teen, my older sister bought some of this Wate-On to use herself, she let me try it once or twice. Needless to say, now that we've matured, being too skinny is not an issue. :p
 
How times have changed--no kidding!! I have this picture of my Mom back in the 50's; I looked at it and thought she looked almost anorexic by today's standards. That tiny waist - it's been many years since I had a small waist. Dammit. :mad: :eek:ld:
 

No wonder I've lived in a state of confusion all my life. The usual thing to feed babies when I was one was malt, liquid and powdered, to make 'em chubby. I vaguely remember cornflakes etc drowning in a bowl in milk and weighed down by a desertspoon of treacly looking malt drizzled over it to presumably hold it down. Then in later life I was constantly reminded by the same 'malt on everything' woman that I was getting a bit chubby. Couldn't bloody win could I??
 
I saw you in those fat jeans TWHRider...wasn't getting it, didn't look fat to me at all! :) It's definitely harder to lose weight now that we're older, I still have 10+ pounds to get rid of, but I admit, not giving it near 100% effort. Been having eggnog, cherry pie, and other goodies. My arms and legs don't get too fat, just my body...apple shaped. :eek-new: :fat:
 
I can remember being skinny, I was all legs & arms, then came along baby no.1 and I kept some of the weight that I'd put on during pregnancy, then baby no.2, didn't lose so much, but weight wasn't a problem for years, I could still eat what I wanted, in moderation, until I retired, now over the winter I'd gone up 2 sizes, !! so now I'm eating a small brekkie, fruit at lunch time and a smaller portion meal at night, & yes, the weight is coming off and I can now get into my summer shorts, but I've still got to get more off to fit my skirts.

I've never had this problem before, curses, I love my food.:rolleyes:
 
Fern said:
I can remember being skinny, I was all legs & arms, then came along baby no.1 and I kept some of the weight that I'd put on during pregnancy, then baby no.2, didn't lose so much, but weight wasn't a problem for years, I could still eat what I wanted, in moderation, until I retired, now over the winter I'd gone up 2 sizes, !! so now I'm eating a small brekkie, fruit at lunch time and a smaller portion meal at night, & yes, the weight is coming off and I can now get into my summer shorts, but I've still got to get more off to fit my skirts.

I've never had this problem before, curses, I love my food.:rolleyes:
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Same here, Fern; never had a weight problem (tho I thought I was fat, don't we all); but now it seems I eat more, and put on some weight....mostly in the tummy area, which isn't good. Oh well, we've been lucky so far, mostly.
 
Twiggy!!!! I could stand to lose a few pounds too but I'm not worrying about it. Too much else to worry about - not really. I worry more that I don't get to the barn as often as I'd like.
Go figure.....
 
Gotcha, TICA...now it's just a priority to get around and get done what we need to.....

Wait - maybe that's why we felt fat when we were younger; we had Twiggy for a role model. She looked awful, poor thing.
 
Anne said:
Gotcha, TICA...now it's just a priority to get around and get done what we need to.....

Wait - maybe that's why we felt fat when we were younger; we had Twiggy for a role model. She looked awful, poor thing.
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Maybe I was in the wrong generation, but I never saw the allure of Twiggy - I always thought she was kind of scary-ugly.
 
SifuPhil said:
Maybe I was in the wrong generation, but I never saw the allure of Twiggy - I always thought she was kind of scary-ugly.
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But as a guy, you'd have different expectations, Phil. ;) I thought she was a bit thin, but she had a cute face. Of course, she did overdo it on the eye makeup to where she resembled a ghoul. Not that she was alone...a lot of women dyed their hair white and slathered on the makeup. Spooky. :boo: :p
 
Anne said:
But as a guy, you'd have different expectations, Phil. ;) I thought she was a bit thin, but she had a cute face. Of course, she did overdo it on the eye makeup to where she resembled a ghoul. Not that she was alone...a lot of women dyed their hair white and slathered on the makeup. Spooky. :boo: :p
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Night of the Living Dead comes to mind ...

It could be the short hair as well - I never had a liking for short hair on a woman.
 
A little off topic but does anyone remember Brigget Bardou, I butchered the spelling, who played in Baby Doll? It was marketed as the sexiest movie ever made. I remember seeing it and it was pretty hot for the times, but pretty mild by today's standards.
 
Bardot is an animal activist and lives a reclusive life. Although that picture certainly doesn't make her look glamorous, she is 79. She has chosen to age naturally and walks with a cane. I think people expect a lot of elderly people that have been glamorous in their younger years to somehow keep their youthful appeal far into old age.

I think we are so accustomed to stars that begin having botox injections and plastic surgery in their 20's, that when we see someone famous that has aged naturally, it is hard not to be critical of them. Bardot obviously has not succumbed to the knife and plastic to keep her looks at all costs, but chose to age naturally, and live her life as she wants...bully for her!

She was a beauty in her young days.
 
Bo Derek, 57 now remained married to John Derek until his death in 1998. She has acted sporadically throughout her career.

I don't think plastic surgery has been kind to her face.

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"Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping."
– Bo Derek​
 

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