Ah yes, you’re the only one who wants an idealized hourglass shape heavily exaggerated on social media!

I struggled gaining weight through my childhood up until my mid twenties. I had a naturally super high metabolism. It. was. torture. My classmates would tell me I needed to “eat a cheeseburger” or they’d say “don’t your parents feed you?”.

Even my pediatrician kept saying “you need to start drinking milkshakes”. My aunt pulled me aside at a festival one time when I was about 14 years old and asked if I was anorexic and then bought me nachos forcing me to eat them to “prove” that I wasn’t.. I couldn’t eat them. I felt sick from feeling pressured.

Pretty sure everyone thought I was, except my parents. They never once thought I struggled on purpose. I’ll forever be grateful for them and how they raised me.

I never really changed my diet because I knew who I was, even though everyone thought I had an eating disorder.

Hit my mid twenties. After LOTS of sugary alcohol, junk food, and depression, suddenly like a light switch my metabolism slowed WAAAAY the fuck down and gained like 50lbs. Maintaining my weight and keeping a healthy-ish diet are two things I never thought I’d have to do in my life. My current doctor now even said I need to lose a little weight. I’m not super overweight, but losing 20lbs fuck even 5lbs is a STRU-GGLE.

There’s really no moral of the story here other than, keep on trying what you aim to achieve as long as it’s healthy and fuck ALL the haters that body shame on all spectrums.

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