Those who know me(and some who don't), know I'm quite skinny. That being said, just because you notice someone has lost a substantial amount of weight since you last saw them, it does NOT give you the right to make comments about it. If the person was heavy and you know they've been making a conscious effort to lose weight, then go ahead and let them know how great they look! But if you see a woman(or man) who was skinny to begin with, is looking a little thin, REFRAIN from commenting, PLEASE! Whether you intend to be offensive or not, chances are you will be. You do not know what is causing the weight loss and frankly, it's none of your business!
In my case, I'm borderline anorexic because I'm being an upstanding parent and breastfeeding my allergy-prone baby at 14 months old. I only gained 25lbs during my pregnancy and that weight was all gone within 6 weeks postpartum. Since then, my body has been working in overdrive to produce what she needs and my unusually high metabolism has been pushed even higher. I am well aware of how small I am... I get reminded every time my size 0 jeans fall off my skinny a**!.. I do not to be "informed" how "sickly/gross/skeletal" I look or how badly I need to "eat a cheeseburger"! Would you walk up to any obese person and tell them they need to "buy a treadmill" or "eat a salad"? I highly doubt it! So, DON'T say it to the skinny chick either!
Now that I've got that off my very small chest, this post was meant to be about my inability to feel "full". I try my hardest to make healthy choices at the grocery store but when I'm eating well I just don't usually get full unless I eat a disgusting amount of bad-for-you food. A good example of what I mean is today I made a sandwich with meat, cheese, and bread, a full plate of spinach & arugula salad w/ tomatoes & cheese, a slice of watermelon, and a half container of cottage cheese...... as of now, I'm dying to open a bag of chips or a brownie! But on Saturday, hubby and I went to lunch and I ordered a large popcorn chicken poutine and demolished the entire thing. All while hubby stared at me in amazement! HA! I felt like I was ready to explode for about 20 minutes but was ready for a snack after that.
I guess what I'm trying to get at is, I don't understand why I can't eat enough to feel full but can't gain weight to save my life either! And as you are now aware, I don't understand why people feel so comfortable picking at a skinny person but not a heavy person! Am I the only one to asks these questions? And do you have the same problem or a suggested solution for me?! Thanks for visiting!
In my case, I'm borderline anorexic because I'm being an upstanding parent and breastfeeding my allergy-prone baby at 14 months old. I only gained 25lbs during my pregnancy and that weight was all gone within 6 weeks postpartum. Since then, my body has been working in overdrive to produce what she needs and my unusually high metabolism has been pushed even higher. I am well aware of how small I am... I get reminded every time my size 0 jeans fall off my skinny a**!.. I do not to be "informed" how "sickly/gross/skeletal" I look or how badly I need to "eat a cheeseburger"! Would you walk up to any obese person and tell them they need to "buy a treadmill" or "eat a salad"? I highly doubt it! So, DON'T say it to the skinny chick either!
Now that I've got that off my very small chest, this post was meant to be about my inability to feel "full". I try my hardest to make healthy choices at the grocery store but when I'm eating well I just don't usually get full unless I eat a disgusting amount of bad-for-you food. A good example of what I mean is today I made a sandwich with meat, cheese, and bread, a full plate of spinach & arugula salad w/ tomatoes & cheese, a slice of watermelon, and a half container of cottage cheese...... as of now, I'm dying to open a bag of chips or a brownie! But on Saturday, hubby and I went to lunch and I ordered a large popcorn chicken poutine and demolished the entire thing. All while hubby stared at me in amazement! HA! I felt like I was ready to explode for about 20 minutes but was ready for a snack after that.
I guess what I'm trying to get at is, I don't understand why I can't eat enough to feel full but can't gain weight to save my life either! And as you are now aware, I don't understand why people feel so comfortable picking at a skinny person but not a heavy person! Am I the only one to asks these questions? And do you have the same problem or a suggested solution for me?! Thanks for visiting!