To those who think they can make remarks about a skinny person’s weight without hurting their feelings, let me assure you it’s not true.
I’ve had women, on occasion, make remarks about my weight. Most remarks are about how I could stand to put on a few pounds and others have been in response to my own thoughts of wanting to eat better and exercise. In addition to being hurt, I was shocked to realize how narrow minded and ignorant these women must be. It’s as if they can’t fathom the idea of a skinny person having cellulite or loose skin? It makes me feel like I have to convince them I am not anorexic or have distorted thoughts about my body image. In fact, I’m very realistic in relevance to my own appearance. I’ve never had an eating disorder and never thought I was overweight when I wasn’t. In fact, at this very moment, I am too skinny. And this is not my first time. I’ve been underweight a handful of times throughout my life due to illness. My weight has always fluctuated between 90 - 98 lbs. To put things in perspective, I am only 4’11 and 3/4. Occasionally, maybe twice, it’s been below 90 and above 100 lbs. Right now I’m only 88 lbs., and I’m trying my hardest to pack on the weight. I feel healthiest anywhere between 95-97 lbs. With that said, I have a lot of work ahead of me.
