Unhealthy eating is fine if you're thin, but not if you're fat?

Question

My two friends and I were talking about how some girls are afraid to eat in public, and it led to how people react when you're eating junk depending on what you look like...

One of the friends is skinny and eats like crap, but people will see her eat half a pizza and be like, "It's cool that you can eat so much and stay so thin!"

My other friend and I are on the chubby side, and if we're seen just eating a burger, it's, "OMFG DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH?"

If it's really about health, wouldn't *anyone* get harassed about what they're eating (not that I'm in favor of that idea)?

I'm not trying to sound bitter haha, I'm trying to understand the reasoning here. Anyone have any thoughts?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

No matter who you are you should always get into good eating habits. That skinny friend will hit 25 and suddenly blow up like a balloon- or haver her first kid and just pudge out. She's lucky her metabolism is as good as it is now. However both diet and exercise determine how fast it will stay in the future and that eating style isn't going to help.

Moreover just because you're skinny doesn't mean your healthy. If that's how she eats all the time her cholesterol could be through the roof- not to mention her chance of cardiac arrest and other such ailments goes up exponentially if she doesn't eat properly.

My dad isn't obese but he is about fifty-one hundred pounds over weight but his cholesterol count is lower than average. He never works out but he eats fairly well because he's a diabetic (type one, since he was a kid) so he has to watch out what he puts in his body. He just puts on weight easily, regardless of what he eats so it's tough for him. I have friends who work out ever day but are junk food whores and they don't realize that the second their body gets an excuse to slow down it's metabolic rate they're going to get super fat.

It's not healthy for any one to eat like that, I don't care how much your work out, who you are or what your body type is. No one should be jealous of that person, they should feel bad that she doesn't understand how her body works. It's disgusting for any one to be able to plow through half a pizza without stopping. You're supposed to be eating around five small (300-500 calories) meals a day, not a few huge ones of 1500 calories. That's just going to slow your body down and screw with everything. And with those habits she honestly won't stay that skinny for long because her body wont' be that young or that fast forever (probably not past 30 at the latest) and she hasn't learned how to eat well so she'll just put on weight and not know how to get it off.

It's extremely unhealthy whoever you are. And it's gross regardless of who you are.

scnbabe89 · Accepted Answer

Its not fine if your thin either. You can be the thinnest person in the world and still be unhealthy. You can be thin and have clogged arteries. Plus this won't last for long that skinny person if they keep eating bad will someday get fat. But what your saying  about eating in public is true I am overweight and eat so well I just have a health condition which is making loosing weight very hard. I will only eat salads in public because I don't want people to say look at that fat girl eating that food.

Konnour · Accepted Answer

If you are naturally thin you can "Sin" way more in gastronomic perversions than people who got tendency to gain weight easily.

But still even thin people must watch what they eat for the following reasons:

-teeth condition, for example coke is the worst sh*t what can anyone do to their teeth, making them yellow, rotting and slimy.. also humans have only two sets of teeth, one of them you've got in your early childhood which soon then is replaced by your "real" ones - which then are your only ones for the rest of your life.. repairing them is painful and expensive

-stomach health, similar to teeth, very sour foods can inflammate your guts and it's not pleasurable at all - probably anyone has at least once been dealing with temporary sharp stomach pain after a lot of soft drinks, french fries, chips and so on.. but make it a habit and it can be permanent

-fat.. yes, even skinny people have to deal with it, how many naturally thin people you know who got flat, toned stomach while eating loads of fast food, while exercising? Of course it's way less fat than in obese people - who got rears sticking out and even their face sunk in fat, but still if you wanna have hot, toned body - you gotta watch what you eat even if you're naturally thin

ben890 · Accepted Answer

Haha yeeeeah, that's because it's usually not truly about health. Or a lot of people have this stereotype in their mind that because you're fat, you must eat like that ALL the time and don't exercise and don't go to the doctor and don't take care of yourself. But if you're thin, you must be doing something else to stay that way. But some people are naturally thin but have all kinds of health problems, so it's a pretty inaccurate indicator.

Like you said in a comment, I don't know why people are so obsessed with other people's eating habits and stuff anyway. Maybe they like to compare their own to other people's to feel like they're doing better.

kheserthorpe · Answer

Well, they don't really know so should probably shut up in either case ... but ...

Eating a burger is not necessarily healthy or unhealthy.

If your calorie requirements for the day are being met and you are a healthy weight, burgers are fine.

If you are overweight and gaining weight and eating more calories then you need per day, burgers are a problem.

Observers may suspect you and your friend are in category B.

Now perhaps you've been on a cyclical ketogenic diet and are having your one cheat meal of the week.

Anonymous · Answer

Such is life, and life's a bitch. Although that's pretty rude and ballsy for someone to ACTUALLY say something to your friend.. give a girl a break and let her enjoy her burger in peace!

Although.. I used to work at Tim Horton's way back in the day as a baker and there was this dude who ordered 2 dozen boston cream doughnuts filled with the raspberry filling and 2 extra large tripple tripples and would sit in the back of the store sweating and eating them.. he was grossly obese (obviously).. I definitely megahardcore judged him in my mind.. but if I saw a chubber eating a burger I wouldn't care.. I mentally giggle a little bit when someone orders an unhealthy meal with a diet soda though..

Orion · Answer

A person who's thin and eats junk is either assumed to regularly exercise, have a high metabolism and can burn off the potential pounds and cholesterol or just plain has room to "ruin" themselves before their bad habits become noticeable enough physically to cause an alarm.

A person who is less thin, eating junk, is past the point of alarm and most people would be telling them to be cautious of their health anyway, because an overweight physicality can cover any number of health issues. It's a stereotypical identifier of someone having bad habits and an easy target for leveling concerns.

peace-love-couture · Answer

It's a double standard that sucks, but for the most part, the average overweight person is more likely to be overweight than their thin counterpart

That said, unless you or they have asked to help them with their eating habits, no one should be commenting on what people eat. Doesn't mean opinions can't be formed, but commenting is unnecessary

madmisskelly · Answer

All of the fat, trans fats, sugar and what not is still building up in the arteries and still puts them at risk for heart disease, stroke, heart attacks, diabetes etc. So, just because they are skinny, doesn't mean they are healthy.

If you want them to see how unhealthy they are, take them out for a run. Cardiovascular strength is a good determinant of health.

southerndancer · Answer

It's a double standard. People don't care what the thinner girl eats because she is in society's eyes pretty, while if you have curves or are thicker, you "need" to watch what you eat because society says that unless you are a size 0-3 you are not attractive, which is completely wrong. also just because you look good on the outside doesn't make you healthy. And eventually it will probably all catch up to her and she will end up gaining weight.

Izzy2102 · Answer

Of course people know that unhealthy food will be unhealthy wehter you gain weight or not. But when skinny people eat junk food people often assume they don't do this regulary and lead a very healthy and active life otherwise to stay slim, even if it's not true. While when someone is rather chubby the implication is he or she must be doing this more often to look this way

Anonymous · Answer

i understand your frustration.

I'm quite skinny (i'm actually underweight) and I'm trying to gain weight. I have to eat a lot of calories and friends joke that I need to eat a pound of lard every night to gain weight. they actually encourage me to eat frosting from the can, a whole bag of potato chips, eat doughnuts, lots of fries, etc. I don't want to kill myself with all that unhealthy food even though they ARE packed with calories that I desperately need.

Anonymous · Answer

no, unhealthy eating should never be encouraged nor is it ever beneficial to you, regardless of your metabolism.

i think naturally skinny people should be more careful of what they stuff their mouths with and exercise, because they don't have a reliable indicator. they could be skinny on the outside and never gain an ounce, but their insides must be rotting away from all that junk food.

Deft_maiden · Answer

Skinny does not mean healthy lol.  Healthy eating is a way of life. It improves your quality of life in later years.  That sort of perspective is short sighted

Anonymous · Answer

because most people care about what's on the outside so if you are skinny you are allowed to eat away till you get fat then we criticize.

but eating unhealthy is bad regardless of size since its not good for your system

Anonymous · Answer

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hotxos · Answer

doesn't matter if thin or fat you are just gonna eat junk anyway, its not unhealthy if you are eating the right cal

ThunderFox · Answer

I look down on anyone who eats unheathly regardless of how they look.

Anonymous · Answer

its never ok..

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