Buy Walking VideosPostSecret: Skinny Compliments
This postcard from PostSecret reminded me of how I felt when I was thinner. It was before I backslid as far as I have:
“When people compliment on how skinny I am, I know they are really saying that I have small boobs.”
This is a dangerous thought. Discounting the compliments of others and replacing an “insult” is just makes being skinny as miserable as being fat. Firstly, having small boobs isn’t an insult. You can be thin, have big boobs and they make you look fat. When you’re thin, you’re supposed to have small boobs. It’s a good thing.
Secondly, people are complimenting you on your thin body. ENJOY it! That’s what you worked so hard for, right? Don’t turn it into an insult in your mind. You’ll just end up gaining the weight back if you do.
PostSecret‘s beneficiary is the National Hopeline Network. It is a 24-hour hotline (1 (800) SUICIDE) for anyone who is thinking about suicide or knows someone who is considering it.
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December 4th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Great post, Laura! I often feel unfortunate to have small breasts and be overweight–something that doesn’t add up to the designers of plus size women’s clothes. They just assume that if you are overweight, that you have bigger boobs.
When I was heavier, finding a bra was horrible! They just don’t make a 40A. Luckily, I’m having a much easier time now finding clothes–and bras that fit!
December 5th, 2007 at 10:12 am
Oh, that just makes me sad. I’m really glad that my weight loss has coincided with the psychological self-improvement that I’ve done this year. (Although I don’t think it’s a coincidence.) Turning positive reinforcement into negative feedback…how awful! 🙁