The God of "skinny" things...

The title says it all, I presume. Yes! I am guilty of being skinny. Guilty as charged. For the good part of my life, I was cursed (trust me, in an Indian society, it is) with being a skinny, gawky, spindly looking kid. I could have been a supermodel in any other society, but nope, not back home. Over the past few years, I have blossomed (heh heh) into a strikingly tall, slim, super-sexy , stunning...alright alright, i take it back! I have grown into a strikingly tall, slim, moderately sexy, moderately stunning (???) woman and loving every bit of it! Though genes have a lot to do with it, trust me, it is not everything. Without even being aware of it, I have actually been following certain rules that have helped me stay on the thinner side of life. This might or might not help some of you, but it sure has helped me :).
1) I stop the moment I am full! Period! The occasions are rare and few when I actually overeat! An easy tip for those who do not know how to do that: On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being starvation central, and 5 being super-sated, stop around a 3, 3 and a half tops! It might need a little practice to question oneself around each level, but eventually you will get a grasp of it.
2) Somehow my attraction for junk food has always been minimal. If choice be given, I gravitate more towards nuts, fruits, and biscuits (mind you, Indian, not the high calorie American cookies).
3) I eat 4-5 times a day in moderate quantities. Not something deliberate, it is just that I cannot possibly eat a lot at one go!
4) Most importantly, I am super-duper, ultra hyperactive! This is my blessing in disguise! I can never ever sit at one place for more than 30 minutes. Though these days, my constant job search and working on my journal paper requires me to sit at one place for longer than I would like, I still give my legs a chance to stretch every now and then.
5) I love to dance! Given a chance, I can start off, with or without music, with or without an audience. It sure does burn off a lot of calories :).
As much as possible, eat home cooked food. Avoid fast-food restaurants at any rate (subway is an exception), and try to eat at least one helping of each of a vegetable and a fruit during each meal. This automatically cuts down the intake of the regular meal, and at the same time provides the much needed nutrients and minerals. Most importantly, work out, and DO NOT GO ON CRASH DIETS! One invariably gains all the lost weight and more when they go back to their regular ways, in fact, faster!
Woe be it, age plays a big factor in weight gain. Though I can safely say I am still thin, my metabolism is not as jiffy fast as it used to be. So currently I am figuring out ways to maintain my weight, so help me God!