Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s

Re:Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s by dreamthtwasrome on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @06:58PM (#14456593)

When I was growing up, I was always very skinny. Now I take Remeron (Mirtazapine) and have gained about 20% (19 kg / 40 lbs) over baseline (90 kg / 200 lbs), although I also stopped working out as much due to lifestyle changes. Now take Metformin for both weight loss and possible life-extension. I also cut out carbonated diet beverages after their links to increased hunger.

I'm on a mission now to increase activity to help with ghrelin and leptin levels.

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Re:Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s by jsjfjjfhsfhfh on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @07:21PM (#14456692)

What does skinny mean? Are you American? If so I have a feeling our definition is going to differ. For me skinny means 100 lbs.

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Re:Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s by planteen on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @07:48PM (#14456822)

100 lbs is useless without height. So you wouldn't consider a 6' 3" person weighing 130 lbs skinny? I think the usual definition would be underweight (or near the low side of underweight) in a BMI sense.

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Re:Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s by kmdmsmkdmksd on Thursday June 01, 2017 @12:18AM (#14457973)

5' 7"

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