OMG... I remember how annoyed I would get listening to skinny friends say they felt fat. It was so incredibly tedious, I often felt like I wanted to come out of my skin. I mean seriously, how can you weigh 140 lbs, be standing next to me who weighs 286 lbs, and be honestly complaining that you feel fat.
NEWS FLASH: FEELING FAT IS RELATIVE
Who would have thunk??
I feel fat this week. Seriously, I do. I also feel stupid and ungrateful for even putting it into print. I weigh 139 lbs less than I did two years ago, yet I swear, I feel fat today. And if I say it out loud, any one around me is like WHAT?!?!?!
What is this phenomenon? I guess it is water weight - the normal fluctuations in our own bodies - and our sensitivity to it. But why, as women, are we conditioned to freak out? To comment on it? To obsess about it? How can I even spend a day feeling deflated about it? I am not fat. I just feel bloated - or heavier - or something other than FAT. I was FAT. I am no longer FAT. Give it a rest already....
I know what you mean, I actually lost 3+ pounds this week and still looked at my face in the mirror and thought I looked heavier this week. Blargh!
ReplyDeleteI had the opposite happen today..I felt super skinny and got on the scale weighing 5 pounds up from Wednesday? Wtf!
ReplyDeleteIm going thru the same thing, I was 139 lbs in December and got the lovely "bounce back" weight this month and now going between 143-146 and I feel fat at this weight, crazy how we think now LOL
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember 20 years ago when I was "skinny" that I wasn't good enough and needed to look better.
ReplyDeleteAnd right now I am feeling fat. And that's because I'm not at a good place with my eating.
So I guess I better get my act together so I can think good thoughts.
Ohh… These are probably psychological effects too! Whatever a person thinks may reflect on his or her appearance… I guess we also have to feel great every day to look our best! :D
ReplyDeleteHirshel Donnelly