Body-Shaming: Not OK!
Never in my adult life did I ever experience "fat shaming", at least not to my face. But the "skinny-shaming" is out of control!
While I spent years eating my emotions, nobody sat there asking "Are you going to keep gaining?", "How much more are you going to gain?", "Shouldn't you eat less?", "Don't you want to look good?" over and over again.
But now that I've lost so much its like a constant barrage of "Are you done losing yet?", "How much more are you trying to lose?", "Shouldn't you eat more?", "Aren't you happy with the way you look now?" over and over again!
I'm not saying I should have been fat-shamed, but maybe people should have been more concerned when I was unhealthy than they are now that I'm on the right track! And I get that when someone sees me for the first time in a year (especially those that don't know I had surgery) there is bound to be some shock, but the people that make me angriest KNOW I've had surgery and have seen me periodically throughout the year and they still don't stop!
Like, it's not OK! Honestly, I've made comments to my skinnier friends over the years that even I regret, but never in the same vein. I've tried to chalk a lot of it up to jealousy, envy, not understanding the purpose of bariatric surgery in the first place, etc... but at the end of the day it's still bullying and I've had enough of it! I've tried to be polite about it but I'm done with that now!
Mind your own damn waistlines and leave me the fuck alone!
Note: While I still can't take a freaking compliment, "You look amazing!", "I'm proud of you!", "You must be so happy!", "How do you feel?", "Do you have any regrets?"... are all acceptable, and welcomed, comments!!!
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