Originally Posted by silversx80

I hear it all the time, from non-cyclists. My friends, family, even my wife... "you're too skinny!" It's not for lack of eating! I pack down 3,000-5,000 kCal/day, but I still hear about how everyone thinks I'm too skinny, along with those same people thinking most cyclists are too skinny. I'm not sure about this phenomenon, and if it's supposed to be taken as a weird sort of compliment, or a sign of jealousy/self-loathing.