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I'm the only naturally skinny one in my family and the secret definitely is the first thing you mentioned. I listen to my body. If I have had pizza the day before, my body will usually crave something light for my next meal, when I'm full I will stop eating. I'll usually crave whole foods such as strawberries, cabbage or fish, not for example a dish such as lasagna. Excellent video, I recognize everything you just said and it wasn't taught to me, I have always done these things.
I hope to truly tune back into this and heal a long period of feeling lost around food, thanks for your encouragement and reminder of how simple eating is x
How do you just stop eating instead of having a unfightable urge to eat more and more?
That's a wonderful way to eat!
@@sa1he1a2 I will be kind of put off by the food when I've had enough, it won't be as enticing, I'm just satisfied and that feeling will come immediately not way later like for so many. The rest of my family will overeat and then feel sick way later. As a kid my siblings would ask me for the rest of my dessert or candy when I didn't feel like eating any more, then they'd feel sick for eating too much.
Easily as I don't want to feel full, bloated and sluggish if I over eat so stopping when I'm full is better than over eating. It's second nature to us. We don't really have an urge to keep eating once full so don't think about it.
I also notice that naturally thin people eat slow, take smaller bites and chew more.
Yeah, I for example try to drink water 20 minutes before eating and use fork and knife, I enjoy the taste fully
Do you mean people of a normal weight. All people are 'naturally thin' if they didn't stuff themselves with food.
I’ve started doing that. I was once 230 and now I’m only 160 because of stuff like this. Sure, salads and fruits are good but it’s the small habits and not fully quitting food you like that nobody talks about.
This is completely untrue for me! I chew like two times and swallow 😂
I down my food and have always been naturally skinny. When I started in the gym it was difficult for me to even gain weight.
Don't think too much about it - so true! Many diets have you focusing all day on planning meals, buying specific ingredients, counting calories or points, preparing certain dishes, planning the next meal or snack, etc. No wonder people are overweight they spend all day thinking about food!
So helpful much needed ❤❤❤
This is what I cottoned onto early in my dieting life. Dieting ratchets up my food focus by 90%, it's awful.
YES!!
I agree
I think what helped for me loose weight was starting off paying attention to calories I really didn’t know how much colonies I was constantly consuming or how much calories where in certain foods now I have a good idea of the average calories in the food I eat without having to look it up constantly
They don’t think about food or their next meal, they never eat in the car, they don’t always have to eat at the same time every day voila
If you have a job then lunch is at the same time everyday
No I work through lunch and it’s whenever I can fit it in.
Lunch American Style!
Yes!
@@2twentysix I work from home and I still have my lunch break every day at the same time. I don't always eat but I step away from my machine.
Stay active, stay busy, don’t use food as comfort, use food as fuel to get from a to b but I do like to focus on health foods, but I just don’t feel good in my self eating junk☺️
I’m from the U.S. but I’ve been in France for a week and eating plenty of baguettes and pastries and have lost weight and am not hungry. I think food in the US is just garbage. We need to demand better food be made available to us, and bad food/ingredients be banned.
Absolutely! This is the most important issue. So many of our foods mess with our hormones and without addressing gmo's and poisons on our food (even what we perceive to be healthy), we are missing a big puzzle piece to weight management.
It's more that you are walking everywhere.
People in Europe are naturally more fitter, because they walk more, use bicycles more then what you would see in North and South America, and of course food quality in Europe is different than North and South America
Yes, I eat whatever I want in Europe and lose weight. I think it's a combination of all the walking and the fact that a lot of their foods are whole, without seed oils.
It is ABSOLUTELY NOT that I'm walking everywhere. The amount of exercise I've done in the US to try to lose weight is way beyond the 4-5 miles I've walked per day here.@@watermelonlover745
My problem is the mindset of food insecurity, oh when will I have this again? Growing up my mom was an almond mom and we didn’t have any snacks, only nuts, bananas and raisins. So as a kid whenever I went to birthday parties for example I would overindulge because I didn’t have snacks, Chips, soda, sweets…. I’m trying hard to get rid of this now that I’m an adult and can buy things myself. It’s still influencing me I just recently realized.
same! but my problem is living in a big family i never know when a food i crave or will want later will still be there or eaten by someone else so i feel pressured to eat something as soon as i get it or want it because i lose the chance if i wait. that's still the case but I've gotten better at sacrificing foods i want or i try to hide them in my room for later lol.
That’s pretty funny. I was living in a big family and when I was a child, I didn’t eat often junk food/fast food. And now, I can easily control my food intake. I just try to eat my calories and macros. I eat some junk food 1-2 times a week.
I had a weird experience one summer when I was a teenager and for whatever reason, I stopped thinking about my body and dieting. I think we were on vacation and I was just having fun. In three days, I lost a noticeable amount of weight and I was shocked. I think I hadn't been hungry for dinner for three days so I just didn't eat...I had other fun things to do anyway. Later on in my late twenties, I finally remembered that experience. And as soon as I stopped weighing myself, stopped counting calories, and stopped restricting foods, my eating and my weight normalized. I also shifted to reminding myself that my favorite foods will be available to me when I actually crave them, and I don't have to eat it all right now. I also trust myself that if I eat a bigger meal or some treat foods, it's not going to become a daily habit. And I always say if you are hydrating properly, doing moderate exercise, and getting enough sleep, you can trust your hunger, craving, and fullness cues.
If you stop eating when you're full you'll always be a normal weight. I've never had to go on a diet, your body will self regulate if you listen to what it wants.
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Almost true! I've always been skinny until they put me on antipschotic meds. Even though I kept on exercising and I ate a lot less then before, I add weight. Gladly I've lost the full 30kg I put on after four years but not everyone whom had to take this is so lucky. A lot of times the weight just sticks, medication , especially neurotransmitters always have this effect. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5574691/
I somewhat disagree with this because some people have been overweight since childhood their feeling of fullness is probably off from the norm.
@@simmysimmy1108me too but on the opposite end - I'm thin and have to push myself past fullness to avoid losing more weight. It's good advice in general though, just doesn't work for all of us
Assuming you are able to feel hunger cues in the first place
My mom is skinny thanks to Diet Coke and cigarettes, yet fat shamed me my entire childhood. 🙄
The book "Intuitive Eating" and intermittent fasting has helped me tremendously.
You and your mom are so beautiful!😍
Diet Coke isn't good for your health and neither are cigs. She might be skinny, but she's certainly not healthy.
your mom has an ed
Wow, we had the same mom except mine had the coffee brewing 24/7.
I was naturally skinny my entire life until menopause. I did a lot of what you mentioned and it worked pre-menopause. I ranged from 100-130 through the decades depending on pregnancy etc. Menopause quickly and effortlessly landed me at 180. My doctor informed me that lowered estrogen will drastically change your metabolism. So all that worked for decades wasn't enough anymore. I used to just eat and enjoy it. Never counted calories or obsessed over how much I worked out etc. "Naturally" skinny for me came down to genetics. My metabolism was high. That was the secret. As soon as my metabolism tanked, every bite and movement counted.
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But this is Not often mentioned
Try bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Once you replace your natural hormones, you should lose again
I've literally been the same weight since I was 15. 120 lbs, no diet, no exercise (I need to anyways for being healthy, not skinny) and I've never understood why fasting is so difficult for some, as well as listening to what your body truly craves for nutrition, not taste.
I guess I just felt like crap every time I over ate, or ate the wrong things my body did not need. And I just adapted.
It's just listening to your body and it's needs, not what society is pushing down your throat.
Most fast foods and restaurants are crap now anyways due to low cost budgeting and poor ingredients. Just.. think about what you put into your body, and love yourself enough to care about that. You literally cannot escape yourself, so you might as well love and take care of you. Your body is truly a temple
A good video you really spelt it out. Unfortunately I figured this out when I was 60. Emotional eating is the toughest to conquer.
Great video!!
1 point for viewers: Intuitive eating is beneficial for people who do not have eating disorders. Some ppl w an ED justify their disordered eating (too much or too little eating) and call it "intuitive." Important distinction.
Thank-you for saying this
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I was overweight all my adult life. I am now 65. I became a whole food vegan a couple of years ago. The weight fell off and, so far, stayed off. I eat as much as I want, whenever I want. I do not exercise. I just don’t buy, or eat, animal products or processed foods.
I have porridge for breakfast and I live off a sort of spicy rice risotto with cooked vegetables chopped up and mixed in. The vegetables vary. For snacks I eat fresh fruit and nuts. So far, works for me.
I love risottos so much, I mix legumes with veggies to mine. Conveniently good source of protein for a vegan.
You probably should exercise to maintain your muscle mass. It goes away quickly
im pretty thin naturally, and the emotional eating is SO true, i really dislike eating when im sad because i know it’s not going to fix it. once you realize this, you’ll be golden 😉
Ok I'll be a little dramatic but I think that finally something clicked in my head.
About a year ago I've lost about 15kg while starving myself and I've gained all of it back. I remember crying so hard thinking I'll have to do it all over again. I tried so much and I actually lost some weight but I simply can't do it, honestly I just feel better mentally so I can't torture myself like that. I'm really anxious about letting go of my restrictive mindset because I really hate my body at higher weight and I can already it's soo much while being restrictive. As you can guess I'm in binge-restriction cycle.
When I was listening to you I've realized that I really was like that, I was naturally skinny person and I ruined all of it. I've created a hell for myself and I didn't see any way to escape from it.
I finally realized that I don't need to be harder on myself, in opposite I need to think about it less and listen to my body. The most important thing for me was food abundance point - when I was younger I didn't think at all about it and now I have a rule that I refuse to eat when someone's home or when I'm outside unless they make me do it. That created daily binges whatever someone leaves me alone or the second I get home.
I'll try to take a different approach, I should probably also consider professional help. Thank you and sorry for a rant lmao
This Is Probably The Best ‘Naturally Thin’ Video I Have Come Across. Covers Everything. Well Rounded. I Love How You Asked Your Mom Too For Older Pple. That Was Thoughful
that blue looks sooo amazing on youu :3
Thank youuu
Coming from someone with an eating disorder this is the most healing video i've watched. It gave me a whole new perspective. Thank you!
I can only speak for myself, but intermittent fasting(10AM-to-6PM eating window) has helped me immensely.
Prioritizing protein, healthy fats, and largely whole veggie based carbs boosts that.
I almost never have food noise anymore.😁
That’s not healthy if you’re having hunger pangs during your fasting! Intermittent fasting is a marketing tool not a way to eat! Especially for diabetics! You drank the Kool-aide on that fasting so sorry never skip meals your body needs the calories!
@@dawnwalus6587no, actually fasting is free (so there’s no marketing tool like junk food companies do) so your point makes no sense. Fasting is good physically and spiritually. It’s healing. You most likely eat too much I’m guessing.
@@dawnwalus6587what are you talking about? Who is “marketing it” and what are they selling? There’s a huge amount of research into the benefits of fasting. I suggest you look at it rather than spreading misinformation on the internet.
@@dawnwalus6587marketing tool for what exactly? You don’t need to buy anything to be an intermittent faster. It gives your liver and digestion a rest to repair daily. Dr Longo and Dr Fung have researched it for longevity and diabetes.
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I fast daily (eating between 12-7) and I am considered ‘underweight’ according to the medical community standards. Yet I get my food intake during my eating window. I eat plentiful calories in my eating window although they are from all nutritional whole foods. I consume both organic grass fed meats as well as organic veggies/fruits, various nuts and legumes. I do NOT eat sugar whatsoever. Get my daily water intake. Walk 4 miles a day. And include multiple vitamin and herb supplements. Once I implemented these things in my life I have never felt more better, more energetic and I sleep extremely well at night now. If it has improved my overall well-in a positive way, you can’t convince me otherwise. My energy during the day is incredible ❤
No, I am not diabetic.
Aren’t people who are overweight warned by the medical community to loose weight to avoid becoming diabetic?
I wouldn't consider myself skinny by modern standards, but the one thing I realised might be helpful is to determine your "weight fluctuation window". So my weight can fluctuate between 60 and 65 kg. It will be extremely difficult for me to go beneath 60 kg without extreme physical activity and restraining my diet. and it will be equally unlikely to go over 65 kg, unless I stop movement at all and eat mostly trash. So I operate within this window and don't worry if I get +-1-2 kg. Another thing I found important (and this was from my parents) is to never see food as either a reward or a punishment. I was never forced to eat when I didn't want to and never denied food if I wanted a second helping. Treats were very occasional because we never had any "junk food" at home. And McDonals was a celebration 1-2 times per year, usually after some successful exams/performances
It's very interesting and I have the exact same weight fluctuation as you! Although I'm making active efforts to lower it (I'm at 59 right now) but I'm not in a good place in my relationship with food (too much restriction) so it's clearly not an advice I give
Love seeing your mom on your videos sooo much. She is gorgeous and inspiring. I'm her age and I put on 10 lbs since 2020. Still trying to lose it and lose the habits that caused the weight gain. Thank you for your wise and healthy advice.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the advice
I love this video. It's so realistic, so fluid, so inspiring and so encouraging. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Hi Lucie! Great video. Love & agree with the realistic perspective on this. It's refreshing!
Such excellent points ! Merci Lucie :)
For me it's the social pressure that works. As an Asian I can easily fit the category of "naturally skinny (or at least fit)" standard of people from other continents if I eat when hungry and stop when full, but I definitely need to think about meal planning and counting calories if I want to be "fashionably aesthetic pleasing" if you know what I mean...But I never talk about anything like diets or restrictions in front of other people. Just because we seem to be "naturally skinny" doesn't mean that we are not conscious. There was a time I completely binged when I was studying in the US and gained like 30 lbs. Never talked about it with everyone except people from my high school would know about it.
This video is so good!
I’m a naturally thin person. A growling stomach isn’t a bad thing. For me, it doesn’t necessarily mean I need a full blown meal. If I feel like I’m getting hungry during a non-normal meal time, I’ll drink some water and try to go for a quick walk if I can, or at least get up and go do something like the laundry. Then I’ll reassess. If I’m still hungry, I’ll eat a snack. But it won’t be empty calories like chips (I don’t even like chips most of the time). Something like a banana or an apple with peanut butter. Processed food doesn’t stick around. You’ll be hungry again in 10 minutes after finishing the entire bag. It’s wasted food since it’s not getting the job done. But I used to confuse a growling stomach with hunger, but sometimes it’s actually a thirst cue.
What a great amount of knowledge 😊
This is gold! 😊
It’s nice to hear these and realize I have all these habits after recovering from an ed
Same here, the only thing I haven't managed to change yet is emotional eating.
Before the age of 25, I was "naturally skinny". My number one behaviour was not thinking about food much. Sometimes I would forget to eat a meal. Sometimes I would be hungry but I wouldn't actually go and get something to eat. Number two would be not "loving food". Lunch might be two apples, or a couple of slices of plain toast. Simple food.
Great advice!
An intelligent insight. Thank you!
I’m a thin girl and always have been. I agree that you shouldn’t eat if you’re not hungry, but for me, when I do eat, I eat everything in my plate so that I don’t snack in between meals. That not only can cause weight gain, but it increases glucose levels.
Excellent video. I'm 'naturally' thin and do all the things you've mentioned.
This was so well done and incredibly helpful for me. I am trying to learn the mindset of a thin/healthy person and I picked up some good tips from your video. Thank you so much and best wishes from Suffolk, England.
So glad it was helpful, thank you!
I gained some weight and I always become obsessive and down on myself when it's that time of the month for me, it's helpful to see some content to bring me back to a balanced mindset. Thank you!
this is the most important video
thank you
thank you :)) You're mom provided great insights
Yup. I'm almost 40, I'm 5"5 and 107 lbs (35-24-35) I don't go to the gym. But live an active lifestyle and eat modest proportions. My dad had a 6 pack and has an extremely active lifestyle. He is almost 70, and a month ago, we walked 9 miles a day in Rome. My mom is 5"2 and wieghs 105 lbs, and she eats extremely clean. Right now, I'm going through a spiritual awakening, so I'm underweight. My normal weight usually hovers around 110- 120 lbs.
This is so true. I’m naturally lean and have always found it counterintuitive to overthink food in order to lose weight. It just creates stress around the whole situation and I think gets in the way of peoples’ hunger signals. I don’t overthink my food yet I still manage to eat balanced and maintain my weight. Sometimes I eat junk food, and don’t worry about it, but most of the time my body craves more light food that makes me feel really good. If I had to give anyone a piece of advice, it would be to focus on tapping into your body and it’s signals rather than thinking and planning too much
Most of my life I've had the good fortune to eat pretty freely and stay thin. However, my metabolism has slowed down with age and now I do have to watch my eating habits more. That means learning new habits at an older age, and this is where i found your video so helpful. Moreover I listen to my body and, apart from slight deviations now and then, find that my appetite has become naturally smaller.
Thank you so much, your tips are excellent!
Great, simple tips that make a lot of sense. Thank you.
So glad you think so!
Your mom looks amazing!!
Very simple and sage advice.
Glad you agree!
Thank you for the video Lucie! Watching your videos made me realise how messed up Im with food. Im working on myself with the help of your videos, still falling for my binge eating once in a while . But, im totally fine as long as im coming back to my regular healthy eating habits. You are helping many people with good info. Hope this positive energy brightens your life even more!
I wish you all the best and so glad my videos can help, thank you for the kind words!
Really good Video you put a lot effort in it 😊
I love your mom so much, I want to see more of her.
This is all great information. I had to get past my dissociative tendencies to be aware of my body. Many abuse survivors are just going to struggle with this. I've never been overweight, but I've struggled to feel hunger or thirst and I struggle with sensing satiety. It is very difficult for someone who has been physically abused sometimes, to get there. You just lack physical self-awareness of your body in space. Yoga helped me. EMDR helped me. Biofeedback helped! Keep moving towards the goals in this video. This is the healthiest mindset you can have.
You made a great remark about “if you haven’t totally screwed over your metabolism”; I’m curious (hopeful) if you would make some video for those of us you have screwed that up in the past and might like to heal it? Thank you!
I am the furthest thing from naturally skinny lol, but I agree that not obsessing over food is definitely part of the key to success when it comes to weight. You also have to learn to be super patient with yourself. I have lost so much weight so many times and gained it all back. Whereas I've now been steadily and slowly losing weight over the past 5-ish years. I haven't gained any of it back, but it's been very slow. I am not going to try to force myself to speed it up though, because every time in the past that I have, it's ended in failure.
I have a history of being an emotional eater and because of this I think I taught my myself to use food for fulfillment. What you said about enjoying food in the moment and then getting most of my fulfillment from other activities really made me realize I have been abusing food. I remember hearing before the phrase "eat to live instead of live to eat." I have to completely renew myself.
Thank you so much!
So I live in a very rural place in the western US and when I moved to a city for school one year, plus gone on vacations, I lost weight and I haven’t been able to understand why.
The abundance mindset really stands out to me here because when I wasn’t living with my family, I didn’t restrict myself from buying certain groceries or eating at certain restaurants. If one week I was craving rice crispy treats, I got them and then the next week I wouldn’t want them anymore.
On vacations, not only do I prioritize walking, but food really isn’t at the front of my mind until I’m hungry. I work from home and there’s not a lot to do in my town so I feel like I use food for coping with boredom.
The thing about diets making you think about food is so true. I’m a PCOS girlie and I don’t like to take bunch of medications (because they don’t actually address the cause) so all other research tells me to go gluten free and dairy free….which I understand but again, rural town. I don’t have those options. So then I’m worrying about how what’s available to me isnt sustainable for the lifestyle I’m being told to have, and it’s an endless cycle of thinking about food!
I think those of us raised in poorer households just haven’t learned better mindsets with food, so we end up with guilt associated with certain foods even when they provide pleasure. Thank you for making this video! Even though I can’t relate to being naturally thin, hearing a different perspective is really helpful to understand what areas I can improve :)
“don’t be obsessed with food” is the hardest thing about eating for me. the moment i try thinking about eating better i just fall back into my ed habits. i tell myself that i have food and i can eat it in order to stop the cravings and anger. but obsessing over food is nearly impossible for me.
Oh man this really opened up my eyes - I do none of these things of course I have trouble
Your mom is gorgeous!!!
One of your best videos, your mom is always gorgeous. Both truly excellent 🌼🌼
Thank you!!
Very healthy tips
I thought this video was going to be sort of insensitive, but was pleasantly surprised it was a positive experience. It's true slender individuals sort of listen to their body for what it craves but also what would be healthy for functioning
I was obese 4 yrs ago and found out about fasting. OMAD helped me lose 160 lbs, and now I am at a healthy bmi. I have tried intuitive eating and I find myself eating too much food for my omad or breaking my fast early if I have a dessert high in sugar.
Hey Lucie, i was in my local grocery store and picked up a baguette and remembered you did a video mentioning how french people go to the bakery often and that there are many in France.. it was a random memory.. lol
Haha nice!
Completely agree! I'm 21 and I have stayed naturally thin through my whole life mostly by just listening to my body, I hate the feeling of being overly full so I avoid it like the plague, people around me sometimes look at me in a weird way because I leave half-eaten a lot of my meals and then finish it later (usually as dinner which is also good because that means i'm eating smaller portions at night).
Not really thinking about the food i'm eating it's very important too, somedays I eat a lot when my body allows it, some other days I eat like a bird, and I don't skip meals like at all. Having a healthy diet is important but I think that it's more important to not go overboard with the amount of food you're eating, you can eat whatever you want so long as you are mindful of that principle in my eyes (ofc there's cases where certain foods can affect people more than others)
I think in the US it's portion sizes and processed/ultra processed foods. I've been to Paris several times and noticed right away the bread there doesn't bother me. Plus no snacking. I notice the portions at meals are more modest. I was always satisfied, but not "Thanksgiving full" after every meal. Lastly, the US seems so much more prone to snacking all the time. In Paris I got the sense that snacking was not encouraged. FYI - cannot wait for my next opportunity to visit!!
thankyou for you video instructive
Glad you thought so!
I'm naturally thin and I'm a "punk" when it comes to "food rules". I eat when I feel hungry (so I usually skip the breakfast because... I always feel fine in the morning and eating makes me nauseous) and just what I want. If I "need" an entire burrata mozzarella and just that, I eat just that for lunch... In the evening I will feel my body asking my brain for salad and blueberries and some proteins or carbs. I don't like to cook, I love my food simple, fresh and raw, I dislike complicated things with lots of ingredients, blended flavours, lots of spices... but I need junk food like Nutella during my lutheal phase and I eat it without problems and I never gain weight. My partner is orthorexic and he's soooo agitated: he eats with his anxious brain, not with his mouth and stomach, eats through calculations and guilt, and gets fat much more easily than I do.
Specific & useful info as usual! Unfortunately i was forced onto some of my mum's diets (so was mt dad) from the 80s & i ingested reslly toxic diet culture & cannot shake it. But these have been my observations of my naturally thin friends over the decades. Unlearning diet culture feels impossible. Its so deeply ingrained in my subconscious. I keep plugging away on doing that though! The past few months I've decided to just have fun with exercise & only do what i enjoy, even if it doesn't result in weight loss. I want to find the natural joy of movement first, & once its part of my normal life, i can ratchet it up a little if i need to, to lose weight.
I think that's truly the best approach! Wish you all the best
Also praying and giving thanks before a meal from the heart ❤ food shall not be taken for granted
i believe family habits make the greatest impact as for me, both my parents are not considered thin and not fat but with a high fat percentage but they wanted to change eating habits since my childhood and that made me naturally healthy skinny but just still carrying my mum's body type and my fat percentage is sometimes below normal and i totally eat everything i love because i got used to love them.
Since my father in law has moved in with us back in October, hes an amazing 94 yrs. He doesn't eat much, so I have the same portion size that he has, I' ve lost 7 lb from Christmas. Really pleased with myself, not much effort really, just cutting back on evening meals.
Wow your mom is gorgeous
In December I realised I was 5 kilograms heavier than usual. I watched some CZcams video that also talked the abundance mindset and it in the next two months I lost the 5kg with ease. Simply thinking to myself 'I don't need to finish the meal' or 'I can eat more food tommorrow' or 'I can always go and buy more' changed so much!
It is also important to note that the food insecurity/scarcity mindset may come from a history of not always having readily available food. Especially when you're low-income, food is not always a given and it can be hard to unlearn that and not indulge when you get to a place where food is abundant. It is a psychological process in a big way, but I liked the way this video encouraged us to be hopeful and the start of something good for future generations.
I come from an obese family. I had to learn how to eat all over again. Part of it was generational poverty. A lot of bread, pasta, and rice to just fill you up. Most focus was on filling up your stomach so you can sleep instead of nutrition. My dad did try though! Whenever he got the chance, he would be making great home cooked healthy food! I remember inhaling my food growing up. I always felt like I was hungry.
💯 agreed!!! Thats why my mum is always skinny as well while I’ve become too British 😅 and I also think emotional management is super important for a lot of people, I over eat/drink when I’m stressed out 😰
Yes 💯 percent same here overeat when stressed.
Yes, I agree!
Also if you eat more whole foods you also crave whole foods when you are hungry.
I also noticed when I eat too much processed food I feel sick and stuffed so I tend to eat more lighter meals but a lot of that :)
I love love love tomatoes and mozzarella as well as cold apples from the fridge 🤤
I also really love hummus with carrots. Of course sometimes I crave pizza, noodles and bread. But usually I feel like Im in a food coma and it feels so bad like a brick in my stomach. So I try to reduce that :/
However I disagree with some points of the video.
I think a lot about food. I am a real foodie 😅
I love planning everything I eat and am excited to eat something the next day.
I even go to restaurants alone :)
So for me it’s not about the social aspect.
But what is really important is to detach your emotions from food. Sugar is not therapy if you are sad. And many people confuse this.
As a thin woman, I was anorexic as a child, but I have always eaten very, very healthy (no sugar or junk, ever!) and active.
No one ever seems to mention this (probably TMI) but a fast GI tract is key. I have always been on the thin side and attribute it primarily to genes. I'm constantly obsessing about food and am emotional eater. Many may find this controversial but I weigh myself every morning. If I see an increase of a pound or two, I automatically cut back.
Both my parents are petite people. My mother was blessed with a high metabolism and my father skips meals because he works a lot, so growing up we always ate full fat, real butter, whole milk products. My sister and I were not given the petite gene. One of the differences from when my parents grew up to how my sister and I grew up was that if my mom was too tired to cook she would eat out. Even when she would try to get healthy alternatives preservatives were in everything. So now if I want something then I make it myself that way I know what's in it.
It's so true it's an environment and family thing. I was raised by my grandparents. They lived through famines all the time being poor. So when my grandparents became successful. They had enough food to feed us but it became to be don't waste food and had to eat all on your plate. So processed food included which they were never educated about. So, fair game.. processed or not it's food. For the people that hardly had any or that starved most of their lives. They do not count calories. So many become heavier and have diseases unfortunately.
I agree with everything you pointed out! Not to say I haven't been in the counting calorie and working out hours a day but once I changed all of that I am still thin and an feel and look much better. I often get told, "you are so lucky you can eat whatever you want and still be thin". They have no idea that eating healthy and moving is part of my everyday life so when they see me eat 4 slices of pizza on Friday with Friends it's not the whole picture. I also get asked, "why can't you change up what you eat". Basically, I enjoy everything I eat so I figure don't fix something that is not broken. In your worlds, I Keep it simple.
Lucie, I’m trying to add more plant based protein to my diet and since I love legumes and vegetables except beets lol it’s not been hard for me. In feel the change in my body craving more nutritious foods versus the processed stuff. I also started buying flour from France off Amazon and my bread tastes soooo much better. Was that a good choice since i’m not going to stop eating bread 🥖? I also started eating 3 times a day not skipping meals so now my body is HUNGRY every 3-4 hours! Your mom brings such validation to us older ladies watching you! I’m 64 and love your videos mom helps though lol! Oh very familiar with Naperville I have family there! I’m from Palos Heights about half hour east and south of Naperville Illinois. So envious of you living in France you will have a much better way of life there!
That all sounds so great, thanks for sharing!!
Excellent video. I am in my 50s. I'm not thin, but certainly thinner than many. I've been as low as 11 pounds and as high as 134 pounds. Throughout my 40s and 50s, I have mostly maintained between 118 and 122, occasionally hopping up to 125. Your mother is spot on -- it just isn't worth thinking about all that much. When you're eating, enjoy it. When you're not eating, it's not something to think about. I love food, I love to cook, and I enjoy eating immensely. But when I'm not eating, it's not remotely on my mind. I rarely eat highly processed food, and enjoy flavor and savoring more than quantity. All your tips were spot-on and great information for people who want to learn a different and more casual and healthy relationship with food and eating.
I definitely don’t have the feeling of abundance. People are are always stealing the food I save for later or overeating so there isn’t any for later. But I’ll work on it.
What lip products did you use here? It looks amazing ❤
Food security is a big one!
Im skinny and i remember friends being shocked at the amount of pizza's I ate and how it was possible. But i worked for at least 60h/week, walked about 70km/week and ate 2 meals a day of which 1 was a smaller one so its easy to make assumptions. Oh and after work i was so tired that i was lying in the couch like a potato and that's what my friends saw. They could not understand how a lazy couch potato eating pizza and chips with redbull could possibly stay skinny but they never saw me at work
When I was back in Spain I was very thin and now I am living in uk and I am obese. I notice that in Spain most of my days I wasn’t hungry. I would have a tea for breakfast and then cycle to work and then lunch would always be something light. I craved sweets but the fruit was so good and even you got to have artisanal sweets. I was never hungry and of course there was so much more sports you could do, going to the beach, the mountain, having morning walks where amazing.in the uk everything is processed and veggies and fruit taste like water! There is nothing to do! So you end up going to restaurants and having take out because of boredom! I hate the gym but love swimming! Swimming pools here are crap and dirty! The weather is terrible and even going to the park on your own early I. The morning there is always some dodgy people it put me off to go on my own. I feel like socialising here is more about food and less about what to do!
Can’t wait to leave at this point and start living again because it’s also so depressing.
Your mom is gorgeous WOW
The naturally skinny people I know are either emotionally NOT eating (so being anxious stops their appetite) or naturally have small appetite. One of my friends wanted to gain weight and started tracking her calories, which showed how little she was eating. She used calorie tracker to increase her calorie intake (mostly by adding high calorific foods like chocolate bars, etc.). She put on weight and was happy about that (although wasn't happy that her cellulite got worse;)).
I tried counting calories, and guys at the gym will say you need to count calories. However, I don't see myself counting calories for the rest of my life.
I’ve been thin my whole life. For me, I don’t snack and am most comfortable eating 2 meals a day.
Happy you mentioned the genetic differences in this video.Coming from a 1/2 British home we,as kids were rationed things like crisps and on Halloween the candy would have been divided to ensure I wouldn’t get a stomach ache.Mum was smart, though we were upper middle class family …Dad worked hard to make sure we never went hungry eating very well. My mum wasn’t a traditional Brit cook. We lived in Canada .
She was interested in many types of dishes but she knew,Dad loved steak, us kiddos back then loved lamb chops and lamb roasts .shed make DELISH pot roast even once BEEF WELLINGTON!
Of course desserts maybe here there rich ones my faves ( ENGLISH TRIFLE NOTHING LIKE HOMEMADE! ) she’d bake some great cakes….
Rest of the time,fresh fruit.
Later on in we moved to the country and she had her own veggie garden, thus creating inherited) my utter love for vegetables.
I’d help her pick peas corn etc.
Good times….🫶🏼is your mum French Canadian ?
Or Parisian?
She sounds so sweet
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I was underweight in high school and I'm obese now and my habits haven't really changed.
you are so pretty
as someone who is skinny all I wanna say is that please, *please* listen to your body. I grew up in a "finnish your plate" household but as time developed I just stopped when I have had enough wich made me
1. Feel better
2. loose weight without restricting much.
Oh and I never eat untill I'm 100% full but I most of the time eat until I'm 85% or 90% wich makes me feel not bloated and all over better
They’re generally happier and don’t need food to cope with stress or sadness.
this is so true, I was always jealous of my skinny friend that would scoff down burgers for breakfast, try out all the pastries in the cafes near our university, and seemingly ate what she want and did not weight more than a 100 pounds (!!) . fast forward I lived a few weeks with her and noticed sometimes she went on days! days on just a yogurt and piece of fruit. she did not do it on purpose she just ''did not feel like eating''.