Comments on: Controversy over Kate Moss’ “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” motto

By: Susie

Susie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:16:25 +0000

I think people should stop worrying about the skinny people getting skinnier. What about the fact that more than half the adults in the us are overweight?

Also, it is wrong to assume that working models never eat any real food. I am a working model and I eat plenty… Just not at mcdonalds. There are far more obese people in the world than there are anorexics. People are blowing up over what Kate said but it is a motto that more than half US adults should follow.

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By: spiceh

spiceh — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:21:49 +0000

wow, I’m 5′ and weight 100 lbs, yet ppl keep saying that I’m skinny. Just imagine myself 8 inches taller and still weight the same like Latana, that’s just way too skinny. I don’t think myself as skinny, just thin. And I rather be thin than eating all the good food and deal with gaining weight. Even with 5 lbs extra, I feel sluggish and less energetic already.

Many ppl say that they rather eating good food than starving themselves, but then I ask myself if they exercise and being active and eating everything in moderation? Or are they saying that just to make up the fact that they’re not thin? I love to eat good food too, as a matter of fact, I don’t cook and I eat out pretty much 5 nights a week. However, I try to eat everything in consideration and make better choices.

Someone mentioned earlier that the ppl in Europe don’t worry as much about weight and don’t diet as much as the ppl in the States, yet they’re more in shape. Maybe because they don’t eat such large portions and simply enjoy the food instead of devour it like the ppl in the States? I have tried chocolate from different countries in Europe and also from the States. The chocolate from Europe are so much less sweet, yet more satisfying. I could never go for a second piece with the American chocolate simply because it’s too sweet even with dark chocolate (Godiva, Hershey which I can’t stand the smell, etc).

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By: Cheyenne

Cheyenne — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:53:45 +0000

@cc: Most of those super-skinny models are living off black coffee and cigarettes, not to mention an occasional hit of heroin and/or cocaine.

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By: Cheyenne

Cheyenne — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:51:59 +0000

@ Lantana: There’s thin, and there’s skinny. Thin is healthy. Skinny is not. At 5 feet 8 inches and 101 lbs, you are beyond skinny — you are skeletal.

I’m 5-6 and weigh 128. My BMI is 20.7. According to the BMI tables, that is in the lower half of normal (18.5 to 24.9). According to those same tables, the minimum healthy weight for your height is 130 lbs.

You don’t have to pile your plate up with food, but a portion the size of a pack of cards? Who eats like that?

There is nothing healthy about being severely underweight. Nothing.

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By: crash2GO2

crash2GO2 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:07:29 +0000

Here you go Lantana. You can’t say now that you’ve looked and can’t find it anywhere. All I did was type BMI 15 into google.

‘A BMI nearing 15 is usually used as an indicator for STARVATION and the health risks involved, with a BMI <17.5 being an informal criterion for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.’

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By: Sprmcandy

Sprmcandy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:17:32 +0000

Pretty Lady.

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By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:42:45 +0000

That must not be true or she wouldn’t need all of those drugs to get her through her days.

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By: cc

cc — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:24:57 +0000

kate moss is skinny for a living. who on earth was surprised at her motto? and furthermore, who cares? its HER motto, not yours. people are all up in arms because they think she is some kind of role model, to me, thats where the real tragedy lies. kate moss is no role model. in a world filled with talented, dedicated, brilliant women in all walks of life, its ridiculous that anyone would let their daughters idolize her so much as to endanger their health by adopting kate’s motto.
if the motto concerns you, take your daughter to a museum, the library, a play. turn off the tv, shut down the computer. expose her to real woman who rock, and take hyper-sexualized advertising as a chance to talk with your girl about the messages they are trying to send.
in short, don’t blame your lazy parenting on kate.

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By: DD

DD — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:13:50 +0000

tbh i don’t think a stupid saying will cause eating disorders. when a person already has an eating disorder they will search for sayings or any propaganda to fuel their disorder but the saying would not propel it. any saying can be misinterpreted or taken too far.

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By: Nebraska

Nebraska — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:21:20 +0000

My mother had weight issues until the day she died; she had cancer and lost weight and was afraid of getting fat again even though she was never fat in the first place. Because of this, I never really thought skinny was attractive and was happy to gain 40 pounds in my mid thirties, and I got some boobs from gaining the weight. I like mo’nique’s saying “once you go fat, you can’t go back.” And I’m going to have a couple of creme horns for dessert and feel a little sorry for Kate Moss because she is really missing out, and if she ate some food once in a while instead of doing coke, then she might be a happier, more fulfilled person.

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