If You've Ever Said 'You've Lost Weight!' This Is For You

Image: murza08 via Adobe Stock Dear father, mother, spouse, partner, grandma, granddad, uncle, auntie, sister, brother, son, daughter, cousin, friend, acquaintance, co-worker, person-on-the-street-I've-never-met, I am writing this because in the past, you've made comments about my body. You've wolf-whistled as I've walked in the room, or down the street. You've exclaimed 'Wow, you're looking skinny!' 'You're looking hot!' 'Have you lost weight?' 'You've lost weight!' 'Look at you! You're looking great!' 'You've managed to keep the weight off! Well done!' 'Wow, those few kilos really make a difference.' 'You're looking 20 years younger!' and... 'Never mind, you'll lose it again.' 'Fat ass!' 'Oooh, you have a bit more covering on you these days' as you squeeze my bum. 'I prefer a bit of meat.' 'You have such a beautiful face... you'd be drop dead gorgeous if you lost just 5 kilos!' 'Have you put on weight?' 'Jeez, what have you done to yourself?' 'You're looking...[pause, sizing me up and down]... well.' I know when I was caught up in Diet Culture, I would also comment on other people's bodies. Well, I would only make so-called 'positive' comments -- the ones about weight loss, and looking great.. not the ones about noticing weight gain. Oh noooo, when I noticed that I stayed silent, because I knew how utterly painful it was to be at a social gathering with people who last saw you 10 kilos ago. The fear of judgement... I can still smell it... The wish for ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news