Why is it horrible to eat healthy?

[Anonymous]

So I'm not going to lie, I'm a thin, fit, individual.

Why am I a thin fit individual? It's a combination of genetics, and the fact that I do my best to eat healthy and work out.

So I like to eat healthy, and yes, this includes counting calories. I'm not psycho about it, but I do check the calorie count on what I consume. I don't count it down to the single calorie, but I'm more likely to choose a 110 calorie bowl of applesauce over a 340 calorie piece of cheesecake for a snack.

Recently I was "caught" checking the calorie count on something and the person I was with was like, "Are you counting calories?"

And I explained that I'm trying to make healthy choices and she was all like, "You're a twig! You can eat whatever you want and as much as you want! No need to count calories!"

Why is this the mentality? Maybe the reason the thin fit people are so thin and fit is because they monitor their diet and fitness?

It's not like I worked out so hard so I can then just eat back what I burned. That's not how one gets fit. That's how one stays the same.

I'm not starving myself, either. I eat enough and I draw from all food groups in my daily diet.

But I've noticed the mentality. Why do you think that is?

[Ikilledska]

Some people have a different mindset when it comes to food and nutrition. Many people who aren't focused on their health have the idea that people who are skinny are skinny because they're "lucky" or "have good genes," when in reality it takes a lot of dedication to stay fit and healthy.

I wouldn't let it bother you, since YOU know your body than anyone else ever will, but I see how it would bother you.

I recently changed my diet from cheeseburgers and pizzas to juices and smoothies and had a fairly extreme change in body image. Comments I receive are either that I'm looking good or concern that I'm starving myself. It doesn't feel good to hear that people think I'm careless enough to just stop eating food, but again, there's always those nice comments.

In the end, it's just someone's opinion, whether right or wrong. Do whatever makes you feel comfortable about yourself.

[Seriousness]

true.. i've never really know anyone who are slim that eat unhealthy food all the time, eat a lot always and have sedentary lifestyle. :)

[BertMacklinFBI]

just keep doing it if it works for you. there's not wrong with counting calories if that's what you like to do because its a good indicator on getting a close number to what you're putting into your body so its nice to know. im gonna bet its mainly your genetics and fast metabolism that keeps you so thin. if you're happy with yourself then just do what you wanna do. honestly fit and thin don't sound bad at all and a good eating habit is always perfect no matter what:)

[classicroyalty]

Be you cause if you were fat people would still talk there is no way to stop them from talking if you don't count the calories they might say watch what you're eating before you get fat there is no way to please people do what you are comfortable doing. Screw them. I eat like every thing and have a tummy tgat is bigger than usual and of course people make fun of it but I am no about to strave myself you keep doing what you are doing.

[Prof_Don]

It's the guilt of the other person... he/she wished they could be as committed to their daily diet as you.

Pretty much it's envy on their part.

P. S. I go through the same thing as you (although im not a twig lol)

[Forca]

I try and eat healthily too and I don't care what other people say about it. If they don't like it, they can buzz off and eat some McDonalds.

[NovemberJoseph]

Because of ignorance.

Just enjoy the fact that you're not one of then :D