How do I get that skinny?

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avantgardian

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Hi,

I am a 16 years old boy. I wanted to ask, whether there are any ways, how can I get as skinny as a boy in the pictures. I am already quite slim - I measure 195cm and weigh 70kg.

Thanks in advance.

Now the pictures:
 
Hmmm.... posterchild for unhealthy if ever I saw one. :)

Starvation looks no better on a first world clothes horse than it does on the third world poor.


Tourny
 
You would need to develop a psychological problem called anorexia! Very dangerous, looks awful, ruins lyour life and you can die from it.


You should speak with an adult in your environment - parents, other family or a school counsellor - about what you are thinking and feeling about this subject.
 
Thanks for replies.

Of course I know what anorexia is and don't want to be involved with it. But Charles Guislain, the boy in the picture, doesn't look like anorexic - he would loose hair and have spots on skin, won't he? At least this is how they learned us at school.

I like his body shape and always dreamed of the same. I think it promotes his androgynous looks and his thin legs look surreal, in a good sense. So I thought there must be some diet, that will help me achieve such look. Of course I meant healthy diet...
 
Originally Posted by avantgardian

I think it promotes his androgynous looks and his thin legs look surreal, in a good sense.
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Legs like that have either never seen a moments physical activity in his life or been atrophied through starvation. (also wearing heels which shortens the calf muscle relaxing it).


Additionally his overall lack of muscle mass will affect his resting metabolic rate meaning he has to eat less to stay thin, and such restrictions during teenage years are damaging to growth.

Only diet I can think of that will achieve that while still being considered remotely "healthy" is a Vegan diet... but that's usually more of an ethical choice than an aesthetic one.


Tourny
 
Anorexia doesn't always have the physical issues you describe. It depends on how severely a person is harming themselves and for how long and exactly how. However, regardless of the outward appearance there is a lot of long term internal damage that can happen. It's good you know not to go there. That makes you a sensible young man!


As for wanting to look a particular way. To be honest we are all born with a body type and no matter how well we eat or exercise we'll still be our body type. Genetics determine our body type whether that is (for males) lean and lanky or stocky and muscular.


And trying to be a body type that is different to your own is setting yourself up for a lifetime of self disappointment. And no, to my knowledge there is no 'healthy' diet that will let you look like that. You'd literally have to be starving yourself which he no doubt is doing. And don't trust pictures - airbrushing is rife so you've no idea what he really looks like!


As for whether those scarily skinny legs look good? Well, I don't think so but that's just my opinion. I think the boy in the pictures looks horribly underweight, feeble and very weak. Whenever I see anyone that thin I know that under the 'fashionable' clothes they are all bad skin and protruding bones which I find a bit stomach churning.
 
AAt 16 you are still developing and limiting yourself of certain foods could hinder that delevopment as long as you are a healthy weight you should be fine. Rather than going on a diet try making healthy changes like fruit instead of crisps(chips) jacket potato instead of chips.
Dont make any drastic changes!!! Health comes first!!
 
First, thanks to all who joined this topic.

I decided to slowly switch to vegan diet to see what it does. But after a while of thinking this seems thousand times harder than switching to vegetarian diet, which won't be so hard for me, because I don't like meat so much since my early childhood. In fact I eat only chicken breast and some sea fish, both being the least meat-tasting kinds of meat. But in case of vegan diet I have to get rid of everything originating from animals, such a hard restriction when cooking. But I will work it out.

I also decided to drop walking from bus station to school (and vice versa) as I walk extremely fast and it is a relatively long route. I will also avoid more physical education lessons than now (I always hated PE). I am hoping to get rid of most of the muscle on my legs since it's what makes them "big" - I have little to no fat in my legs.

Hope it ends up something like this, I would love my legs then :) :

EDIT: To remind that I am already quite slim let me tell you that I wear skinny jeans size 30 and just found out I measure 197cm.
 
he does not look healthy to me. I dont see why you would want to be smaller then a size 30 waist. if you goal is more of a feminine look there are other ways to achieve this without looking anorexic.
 
Howdy, avantgardian! Like the others, I have no advice for achieving that body type in a healthy way, as I, too, believe it can only be achieved through some form of starvation. And, like most others, I also don't find it attractive...although I am aware there is a subculture that aspires to the very thin boy look. (I once had a friend who liked the waif boys, and I would always counter that I prefer men to be as big as possible. No surprise to anyone that my husband is 208cm and about 140kg.)


The t.v. show 'Supersize vs. Superskinny' does have super-skinny males, from time to time. There are health concerns related to being so thin. So, if you get a chance to watch sone of the episodes, it might make you think differently about being very thin purely for aesthetic reasons.


Mostly, though, I'm replying to let you know that I'm vegan, and have been for 20 years or so. If you have any questions about that, feel free to ask me. I'll help if I can. :) Most of what I read on the Internet about veganism is bigotted; based in ignorance of human physiology, nutrition, and evolution; or just plain erroneous.


Good luck, and stay healthy. :)
 
The problem is that people don't understand that the body works roughly in the same way in everyone. Eat too much continuously and you will gain weight. Eat too little continuously and you will lose weight.


But there are consequences:


- if you eat too much and gain a considerable amount of weight then you will get a range of health problems (i.e. diabetes, joint problems, enlarged heart, etc)

- if you eat too little and get seriously under weight you will get a range of health problems (i.e. osteo, thinned heart muscles, cardio vascular weakness, lowered immune system, etc)


In effect you can damage your health to such an extent in either direction that you can die and there isn't anything a doctor can do to save you.


But the subject of body image and weight seems to promote eating disorders in some people. They seem to pin everything in their life and about themselves on their body image and weight believing if they were slimmer or looked a certain way that they will be happy or happier. Once that fixation takes hold it is very difficult to help a person and it certainly cannot be done through an online forum.


Because I am quite fit and neither over or under weight (although I am very toned and slim) a lot of people talk to me about their body image and weight issues. I try to explain to them that it's about balance in life and they need to work all angles and not fixate on their body image alone. But, as a I say, once a person is fixated it's almost impossible even in person, even if you know them well, even if they trust your judgement to break through their distorted thinking.


So, once a person has headed off down that path I generally leave the discussion alone. They will learn in their own time and you can only hope they don't damage themselves too much until they hopefully learn a more mature and balanced approach to themselves and their lives.
 
Okay, I just deleted a bunch of advice and admonitions about what I think you should not be doing - starving yourself into malnutrition, trying to rid yourself of perfectly good muscle, yada, yada... Not that I don't think that stuff is (vitally!) important, but earlier responses have covered that ground pretty well.



Let's move on to what you can & IMNSHO should be doing:



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...decided to slowly switch to vegan diet to see what it does. But after a while of thinking this seems thousand times harder than switching to vegetarian diet, which won't be so hard for me, because I don't like meat so much since my early childhood. In fact I eat only chicken breast and some sea fish, both being the least meat-tasting kinds of meat. But in case of vegan diet I have to get rid of everything originating from animals, such a hard restriction when cooking. But I will work it out.


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Excellent! Great Idea!


It sounds like you're a natural vegetarian, and will do well with it. You can slowly add more and more vegan components to your diet (tofu instead of soft cheeses, that sort of thing) over time. The things to watch out for when going vegetarian are making sure you get proper amounts of protein (beans, peas, nuts, soy, eggs, cheeses, etc), making sure you don't get too much fat (lots of yummy vegetarian dishes have surprising amounts of fat), and - conversely - making sure you get *enough* fat.


There are certain vitamins (A, D, some of the others) that the body can only absorb with the help of some fat. Too little fat means your body can't get the vitamins it needs. "Enough" fat isn't very much (say, 75 to 120 gm/day), but you need that minimum.



Exercise:

Toned muscles tone look better & skinnier than slack & flabby muscles. You just want the type of exercise that makes muscle long & strong, not big & "pumped."

Check out high-rep/low-weight strength training methods, which makes your muscles stronger without making them bulky (this may be even something you can opt for in PE). Yoga, Pilates & Alexander Technique are all also good for getting yourself looking long & lean.



Clothing:

The boy in the pictures is making himself look even skinnier than he is by -

- wearing black

- emphasizing long vertical lines

- contrasting close-fitting pants & shirts with large, loose, flowing overgaraments

- tailoring his body-skimming clothing to fit closely, but still show ease and a a few bags & folds

- contrasting his skinny clothing with big platform shoes and a thick, volumized hairstyle


Put that boy in red & blue horizontal stripes and baggy jeans, give him some Keds, and slick his hair down; and - well, he wouldn't look stout, but he might look just about the slender side of normal.


Good luck to you, & I hope this helps.
 
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