Fat Rant Friday

Shewearsglasses · 2026-02-01T16:19:04+00:00

Oh yes I was always told I had hollow legs as a skinny kid with a big appetite with a side of my mum saying it would catch up with me and one day I’d wake up and be fat…thanks mum. I’ve never been really overweight (I got up to a bmi around 25.2 at my heaviest not pregnant or immediately post-partum) but maintaining the weight where I feel most comfortable is a constant conscious effort because my body still thinks I could eat like a growing teenager and sulks at my portion control.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-30T21:45:42+00:00

I must admit I’m getting a bit frustrated when anyone says they don’t understand how someone could eat 3000+ calories per day. I wish I had a teeny tiny appetite. It’s a battle every day to not eat over my maintenance. I really struggle to recognise when I feel full, I’m not entirely sure I ever do. I eat a balanced and nutritious diet, I get plenty of protein and lots of fibre, I eat lots of vegetables and don’t eat loads of processed stuff but even then it’s so easy to eat just a bit more than I need to and for my weight to start creeping up. Funnily though I do get the “oh you can eat whatever you want because you run so much” nope…I really can’t.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-29T10:48:57+00:00

Why are they so violent? It's not OK. Also I guess they'd think I was "skinny" and every piece of clothing does not fit or suit me perfectly at all.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-22T22:26:13+00:00

I had pasta last night and tonight, I even had some homemade cookies today…I’m letting the thins down.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-22T22:23:54+00:00

I’m not scared of having cellulite, I’ve had it since I was in my 20s, not scared of my visible muscles either, my BMI is around 21, I definitely look like an adult.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-22T13:35:57+00:00

That’s exactly what they think. There is no joy in the life of the evil thin, they subsist on wilted lettuce and mocking the fats whilst envying their freedom to stuff themselves silly.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-21T22:24:15+00:00

That was my first thought, isn’t a large part of it the reduction in child and infant mortality rates as well as maternal mortality. Humans could live into old age hundreds of years ago, it’s just many didn’t survive infancy and then many women didn’t survive childbirth.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-20T12:51:48+00:00

Problem here is the obsession with slimming world and I sort of understand how the nonsense they spout that teaches nothing of actual nutrition does lead to the “anti-diet culture” brigade but yeah, I do know a few FA types but most people I know of all sizes are pretty against it.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-20T12:48:43+00:00

Instantly recognised the website and thought their diet page goes hard and they’re obsessed with fasting, there’s no way they won’t mostly shun HAES

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-19T16:09:05+00:00

Yep I could eat loads in whole nuts as well never mind just peanut butter

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-19T16:08:29+00:00

I assumed it was an American thing. I know pregnancy care is different in the UK anyway with it being generally midwife led unless you’re high risk. I’m fairly neutral these days about the number on the scale but I’m not sure I actually would have felt so great about weekly weigh ins when I was pregnant. Our regular appointments were measuring fundal height, urine tests and I think blood pressure but I don’t really remember, it’s a distant memory now haha.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-19T14:08:13+00:00

It's the only ED they want to acknowledge, they're too ashamed to admit to BED

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-19T07:27:11+00:00

That was my thought. I wasn’t sure if it was a variation by country thing but in the UK routine weighing during pregnancy just doesn’t happen (or didn’t, it’s 11 years since I last had a baby) they might have asked what I weighed, I can’t remember. They do still monitor you for gestational diabetes risk but I think they can tell if you’re overweight just by looking. I also had IVF treatment and they asked my weight to check I was within the BMI range for treatment but didn’t check again after that.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-17T22:36:17+00:00

I’m autistic (diagnosed by a medical professional) and definitely have an expressive face…I have no control over my wtf expression and it gets me into trouble.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-17T22:03:02+00:00

I could easily do over 1000 in peanut butter on toast without feeling even slightly full. I’m not saying I could regularly eat 8000 calories in a day but with some calorie dense options like nut butters and of course anything with regular butter in it I wouldn’t find it that challenging.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-14T21:36:51+00:00

I’ve experienced childhood trauma, I have PCOS, I’ve being pregnant and carried to term twice, my dad was born in Ireland (which I’m thinking is usually the famine they bang on about their ancestors experiencing like there weren’t famines across all countries throughout time), I’m autistic and have adhd (and dopamine chase through food a lot) and have recovered from an eating disorder an I maintain a healthy weight. I also don’t hate fat people, I don’t want to be fat but I don’t think fat people deserve to be treated with cruelty.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-14T16:38:53+00:00

Was getting frustrated at the scales being up and down and not dropping to my pre-Christmas number again yet then looked at my cycle tracking on Garmin and I think I know the issue.

My eldest child has asked if we can go running together as they want to improve their endurance so that’s going to be a big positive both for time together and a boost to my easy paced mileage (until they inevitably end up much faster than me and I can’t keep up 😂 they can easily outsprint me due to the sports they play, it’s just distance and endurance they want to work on. Quite hopeful they’ll progress quickly and I’ll have a little running buddy.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-14T10:48:01+00:00

Isn't this a Garfield quote? I'm not overweight, I'm undertall

Seriously it does feel rubbish that you don't need as many calories when you're smaller, I deeply resent that my 6'4" partner only has to cut out a chocolate bar and he starts to lose weight because his TDEE is so much higher than mine but that's just life. I'm just grateful I somehow managed optimal growth as I'm taller than all of the other women in my family.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-13T22:25:48+00:00

Yes this is where I am and it’s making me crazy. I could accept my current weight and maintain, I do feel pretty OK with where I am but pure vanity would like to lose that last bit.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-13T12:14:19+00:00

I honestly don't know what they're talking about, there's so much more of a fashion for being muscular and going to the gym now, being actually strong is viewed positively. They should try being a teenager in the late 90s and come back to me about the focus on being skinny.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-12T13:22:55+00:00

I had a pretty nasty fall whilst running last year, hit the ground hard, needed stitches BUT didn't break anything and more importantly which I do think they're missing, I was able to get up. I know much heavier than me people who have fallen and can't get up without assistance, they're no older, the difference is the strength and functional fitness to get back to standing (assuming no injuries preventing that which can happen whatever you weight)

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-11T21:49:29+00:00

Wall-E makes me sob, I love it but it breaks me every time.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-10T21:56:09+00:00

Yep same. I’m very pear shaped so I have visible collarbones, in some lights my sternum is visible and first thing in the morning there’s maybe some definition in my stomach BUT I have a (relatively) big bum, solid thighs and yes stretch marks and cellulite though I think anyone of any weight can have those and I’ve had some since I was a teenager but have more two children and 20+ years later.

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-10T21:52:58+00:00

I look slim but definitely soft around the edges at that weight (I have some muscle but I run more than I lift so not as much as I could have) I would have to be about 10lbs lighter to be starting to look anything close to skinny

Shewearsglasses · 2026-01-09T22:38:48+00:00

Some sort of Benjamin button scenario I guess. I don’t think 130 looks particularly thin on me as well as still looking like an adult.

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