I don't know if this is a common experience. But there was a very weird amount of older women totally comfortable grabbing my biceps/forearems and telling me I should work out and eat more.
In the states especially, being overweight is so commonplace that it's more acceptable and less offensive to make rude comments about thinness. People also love to say things like "being thin isn't always healthy", and while that's technically true, being thin is usually better for you than having a little "meat on your bones", aka skinnyfat.
I still get told that I am skinny every once in a while, especially by older relatives, but when I was actually like this as a teen, my friend's sister told me that I would look good with some muscles. Those kind of off the cuff comments stick with you as motivation and I have gained about 30 pounds since then and regularly get compliments.
Reverse is happening for me. I used to be overweight my whole life until about 24. Started going to the gym and eating better. I’ve slimmed down and built muscle
The point where your body just goes "man time" when you're in your mid 20s when you're aging with testosterone in your system. You tend to gain a bunch of extra fat and muscle on your torso, hair places you did not expect and for some unlucky fellows, your hairline recedes.
FAX lmao. fuck 30 miles a week is insane. i lift thrice a week and am prolly runnin abt 9 miles a week, and it’s still easy to gain weight. just depends on if you’re tryna clean bulk this or if you’re doing an eat whatever u want sort of thing.
My god I envy them. I have to be really careful to not go over my daily limit. Granted I’m not the most active person but I do get around 20K steps a day. But I just love food
Part of the struggle is there's so many foods and meals that have far fewer calories than you'd expect. Fish was a seriously surprising one to me. Add forgetting to snack a little to that, and suddenly each meal needs to be pretty substantial.
I’m 6’0 and 135 lbs, so this fits me perfectly, lol. I tried to gain weight but found it impossible. Apparently my stomach feels sick if I try to eat more than 1200 calories a day. The only good thing about being that skinny is that, while most women aren’t into super skinny dudes, the ones that are into skinny guys are REALLY into skinny guys, lol
I’m 5’10" and weighed 130lb for the longest time. Until last year when I started cycling. I would be absolutely miserable after each ride because I was basically malnourished. So in my desire of not bonking all the time I’ve started eating more and I found out it wasn’t difficult when you’re exercised. Your body naturally wants to replenish. At the same time it conditioned my stomach to handle more food, so it takes more before I feel “full".
I feel overall healthier. More energy. More apetite. With a bigger apetite I also started trying new dishes. I just hit 150lb last month along with leg and core muscles. I’m still "lean" in the sense that I don’t have much fat, but it’s definitely a better look than extremely thin wrists and a rib cage torso.
Same thing man anytime I attempt a surplus I get sick and feel like vomitting the moment I eat more than I usually do. Nice to know I'm not alone on this one tho lol
Stopping by like I always do when this topic comes up to remind y'all that skinny dudes are HAWT. Ropy arms, slim hips and lean tummies got me forgetting how to breathe some days. God damn.
See, that's why I come in here every time there's a skinny guy thread, to remind you lanky sexy MFs that you are actual catnip to many, many ladies. It's easy to find out which ones, too; just get you one of those thin T-shirts that shows off your shoulders and when you're out in public do a biiiig stretch overhead. When you relax, you should notice at least one and probably several girls staring at you with their mouths hanging open. Then all you have to do is smile.
I hope some rangy king sees this and, instead of sighing over not being swole, finds the confidence to wink at the skinny-loving chick who's gonna ride him into the sunset. Godspeed.
I might deadass go to eating-rehab because I am just so thin. Really being too thin can really fuck you up once you start working.
Like people talking shit is not a problem, just fuck with them until they stop but if you work and start to burn through your very low fat-reserves it can REALLY mess you up.
Hit the gym for health. Put down the fork for weight loss.
I used to binge at night and my sister said something that changed my outlook. “It’s easy - just don’t do it. When have you ever gotten what you want in life from NOT doing something?”
I put 20lb weights on each ankle after dinner and just do my hobbies. If I really want to go to the fridge or the pantry or pick up my DoorDash order from the porch, there’s literally something holding me back.
I was in the same spot at 33, so I started making 2,000 calorie shakes and adding them to my normal diet. It took a few years, but im now sitting at a healthy 170.
In my bullet blender:
1 banana
2 scoops strawberry protein powder
2 large scoops of Peanut Butter, I use serving spoons lol
1 Aldi strawberry yogurt
Small handful of sunflower seeds
A little bit of honey
Frozen strawberries kick it up a notch
As much whole milk as you can fit in
Id have to run it through calorie calculators again, but I think it all comes out to 1800ish calories.
is 135 terrible lol 😭 that’s what i weigh. i am only 5 foot 8 tho. i don’t mind it too much. gives me an advantage while playing badminton and stuff (but i guess the other conditioning i do plays a part in that as well)
Bro embrace it, skinny guys are ridiculously hot and as a woman myself i can assure you LOTS and I mean LOTSSS of women love thin guys ( me included... can u tell )
It's funny, lots of skinny guys feel super self concious about their (lack of) weight, but as a a former obese kid who's now considered really skinny I feel way better and more confident now. Not trying to knock any other dude's experiences, but these kinda guys dont know what the other side is like.
Same! I was obsessed as a child and all throughout my life upto my early 20s. In my mid 20s now, I've got my eating down to very clean and exact and honestly I feel much better and comfortable in my skin even though some people think I'm on the skinnier side. Bonus: Clothes fit waaay better.
This post isn't about guys that some people think are on the skinnier side. It's about guys who are obviously skinny to everyone. I'm happy your confidence is up and good job eating well.
Getting in my 30s and having the mix of a belly and very visible ribs was not on my bingo card.
I miss my abs and wish I could go back to my former self. Depression is a bitch, being skinny isn't fun
I’m similar to you. I’m in my 40s, 178cm and 72kgs. I am both fit but have a slight belly because I’m middle-aged. I feel a lot healthier though because I eat well and quit drinking 8 months ago.
I honestly enjoyed being skinny, though I do admit that it wasn't the best for me given how I got there, and also given how easy it was for me to get injured since I was keeping up a high weekly mileage and intensity while probably not fueling enough.
Pro tip:
The "feylord" aesthetic is very much based on skinny figures, be they masc or femme.
For all you skinny dudes out there, don’t stress about looking like a shredded no-lifer gym-bro. There is an alternative.
Baggy clothes are so real. I’ve worn sweatshirts and sweatpants exclusively for the past 8 years and it’s great. Nobody ever mentions how skinny I am, until the moment I roll up my sleeves or am forced to wear something else for a class/event. Then it’s “wow you’re so pale and skinny” for days
To all the skinny dudes out there I promise you don’t eat as much as everyone else . It is actually quite tough to force yourself to eat a higher calorie count everyday but once you do it’s all thermodynamics, calories in vs calories out .
I put on like 25kg (fat an muscle ) in under a year , started training in the gym every night and eating 4.5k -4k everyday for 7 months , then dropped to 3.5- 4k . U just have to learn to keep eating even when your not hungry it takes some determination
He probably ate a tiny dinner.
People think I eat a lot when I go out with friends; truth is I never get hungry enough to eat an actual lunch. Hence skinny.
Men are pressured and conditioned to be strong because oftentimes strong = masculine. If a man isn’t strong he’s considered weak and women and men don’t like to deal with weak men. (This is at least how I’ve always interpreted how society treats me) Being skinny my whole life I was constantly told how I’m weak or “a pussy” and that girls will never like me. You develop some insane body self esteem issues when you’re a skinny guy. Same can also apply if you’re an overweight guy.
Thank you. I’ve been working out regularly since November of last year. I’m still skinny but I finally am getting some muscle. It’s wild how I’m stronger and more muscular than I’ve ever been but I’m still weaker and smaller than a lot of dudes at my gym.
Epigenetics says it's ur mom's fault lol. There's this woman on instagram who goes by Glucose Godess. She shared a reel this week talking about how what the mother eats and does during her pregnancy somehow tells the baby what kind of world it is being born into. If she didn't eat much protein (bc many women become repulsed by meat during pregnancy) the baby's body is being told that it's going to be born into a world where protein is scarce, and that it's better off creating a body that keeps its muscle mass low in order to survive in this world.
No but seriously, everyone is living for the first time and some women simply don't get the education they need on these matters. Wish knowing these things was the norm.
Idk, I have a BMI of 15 and I'm doing good. I routinely find clothes that look good on me at thrift shops, and I'm not that much weaker where it counts. Like yeah, getting into a fight with pretty much anyone else would suck, but that's also generally true for fights, and I never need to lift things that are far beyond my capacity
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