Body shaming

[Still Alive]

I understand her frustration. I’m naturally skinny (as of now, anyway) and I’ve always been slightly underweight. I’ve had to endure a lot of comments from people telling me I need to eat more, I need to gain some weight, I’m too scrawny for my own good, I gotta lift some weights, people asking if I’m anorexic, etc. Some people say this stuff with good intentions but they just don’t word it well, and some are simply being mean. There comes a point when you just get sick of the comments. It must be even worse when it’s coming from your own doctor!

I also can’t eat very fatty foods or else I feel sick.

when I was around 18 or 19 years old, my weight was 125 pounds at 5'10, so I know your experiences, but overall the answer is to eat more. back then I was just constantly forgetting to eat or not paying that much attention to it. my advice would be to eat a lot of nuts. maybe you can find a meal replacement shake that you enjoy to get in some calories too. my current weight is 158 lbs and I'm much happier with it, but the reality is that you gotta conciously make the effort to eat more. when I was in my early twenties people would often comment how they are jealous of my fast metabolism but the reality is that I just don't eat that much. when you only eat one meal a day for 2 or 3 days you lose a lot of weight in no time.

[kuno]

when I was around 18 or 19 years old, my weight was 125 pounds at 5'10, so I know your experiences, but overall the answer is to eat more. back then I was just constantly forgetting to eat or not paying that much attention to it. my advice would be to eat a lot of nuts. maybe you can find a meal replacement shake that you enjoy to get in some calories too. my current weight is 158 lbs and I'm much happier with it, but the reality is that you gotta conciously make the effort to eat more. when I was in my early twenties people would often comment how they are jealous of my fast metabolism but the reality is that I just don't eat that much. when you only eat one meal a day for 2 or 3 days you lose a lot of weight in no time.

Wow, 125 pounds at 5’10! You beat me

Admittedly, I didn’t always eat 3 meals a day when I was in university, but nowadays I’m a lot more disciplined about my dietary habits. I regularly eat nuts (I love nut mixes, mmm), and I’ve been cooking for myself a lot more now, which makes eating a lot more enjoyable and interesting. I try to never skip a meal. Ironically, I weigh the same now as I did in university, when I ate the least. It’s probably just that I have a fast metabolism. Perhaps that will change as I age.

It’s just hard to force myself to eat more when I’m usually full, and the thought of eating more than I do (I eat enough, occasionally a little more than enough) sort of freaks me out because I hate that feeling of being “overstuffed.” It discomforts me greatly! Which is why I just don’t want to eat more than I do.

[Still Alive]

Eating isn't fun for you?

It's just not a priority for me, so I can forget to eat very easily.