Okay hear me out, this is something I’ve noticed after years of observing the people around me, and I just need to get it off my chest to see if anyone else relates.
I’m a Singaporean woman in my late 20s. Growing up, my family had a very “don’t waste food, eat whatever is on the table” mindset. I was NEVER a picky eater. Pork liver in my bak chor mee? Down. Duck gizzard? Give me extra. Pork belly with that nice juicy layer of fat? Absolute heaven. Mutton curry, fish heads, chicken skin—you name it, I ate it. And lo and behold, when puberty hit, all that nutrition went to the exact right places. I ended up with a pretty blessed figure, full bust, no complaints.
Recently at work, during lunch with my female colleagues, the topic of body types came up. Three of them were hardcore complaining about being “forever A-cup”, saying how unfair genetics are, how they wish they had more curves, etc. But as I watched them eat their lunch, the pattern became damn obvious:
- Girl A: Picks out every single speck of fat from her chicken rice meat. Literally dissected the chicken until it was drier than Sahara desert.
- Girl B: Refuses to touch any organ meat, won’t eat beef, won’t eat lamb, skips carb completely, and only eats plain boiled chicken breast.
- Girl C: Eats like a bird, leaves half the food behind because “it’s too oily.”
I was sitting there thinking… hello??? Y’all literally refuse to ingest any healthy fats, micro-nutrients, collagen, or proper calories, then wonder why your body got no building blocks to grow anything! The tissue there is literally made of adipose (fat) tissue and supported by collagen and hormonal health. If you only feed your body plain salad and dry lean meat from young, how is your body supposed to develop curves? No nutrition, how to grow loh?
Genetics definitely plays a part, don’t get me wrong. But you cannot feed your body like a rabbit during your developmental years and expect to magically get a voluptuous figure. Fat is not the enemy!
Anyone else noticed this trend or am I just overthinking my lunch conversations? 😂