it really bugs me when people assume that someone who is overweight is trying to lose weight simply to look good. While, yeah, that could be a factor, it isn't always. Surprise, some fat people are comfortable with their weight! They love themselves! They're happy! Word. And it gets me that people assume that if you're overweight you're ugly, or that everyone finds you ugly. Sure I don't date much, but that's more because I'm a hermit; when I do go out, I don't have any trouble finding guys, and nice guys that I find attractive. Like I said, I'm happy with my body, I just want to maintain what I have.
Even people you know and love can be downright belittling (and that sounds like it's a problem with your family consistently asking you about your exercise routine). God, most of my family is overweight, and they really let it bother them, so they assume that it bothers me. They make it such a big part of their lives, my older sister made herself really *sick* with her dieting, and she was only about 140 to begin with.
ask me about all the skinny miserable people I know Word, there's this huge fear of becoming fat in some people. There's one person on my flist (whom I love and admire greatly) who was having a freak out because she had gained weight and was now over 130 pounds. She was really letting it get to her (granted, it was affecting her job) but still. 130.
no subject
It totally is :(
it really bugs me when people assume that someone who is overweight is trying to lose weight simply to look good. While, yeah, that could be a factor, it isn't always. Surprise, some fat people are comfortable with their weight! They love themselves! They're happy!
Word. And it gets me that people assume that if you're overweight you're ugly, or that everyone finds you ugly. Sure I don't date much, but that's more because I'm a hermit; when I do go out, I don't have any trouble finding guys, and nice guys that I find attractive. Like I said, I'm happy with my body, I just want to maintain what I have.
Even people you know and love can be downright belittling (and that sounds like it's a problem with your family consistently asking you about your exercise routine).
God, most of my family is overweight, and they really let it bother them, so they assume that it bothers me. They make it such a big part of their lives, my older sister made herself really *sick* with her dieting, and she was only about 140 to begin with.
ask me about all the skinny miserable people I know
Word, there's this huge fear of becoming fat in some people. There's one person on my flist (whom I love and admire greatly) who was having a freak out because she had gained weight and was now over 130 pounds. She was really letting it get to her (granted, it was affecting her job) but still. 130.