Being told you look 'sick' at your ideal weight?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best humblebrag ever -- I love it! Why care about the opinions of people you are not close to in any real way? When I weighed 108 lbs at 5'6 all comments about my appearance were not positive but I had finally reached my dream weight. It was unhealthy, and I will never do damaging things out of vanity again.

I'm 5'6" and reached 113 at 37 years old after two kids. All of my eyelashes fell out. Then I got pregnant again. Now I have bald eyes and 20 postpartum lbs to work off.

Thems the breaks.

My collarbone protruded and you could see my ribs. You could also see all of my muscles clearly defined. I liked it, except for the eyelashes thing. I think I'll shoot for 115 as my goal once I'm finished breastfeeding.

Also, and this is big, I have one of those faces that gains weight first and loses it last. If I didn't, I wouldn't care so much about keeping my weight low. Some women still have a beautiful neck and jawline even when they're carrying some extra lbs, I do not.

[Anonymous]

Fat makes you look younger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best humblebrag ever -- I love it! Why care about the opinions of people you are not close to in any real way? When I weighed 108 lbs at 5'6 all comments about my appearance were not positive but I had finally reached my dream weight. It was unhealthy, and I will never do damaging things out of vanity again.

I'm 5'6" and reached 113 at 37 years old after two kids. All of my eyelashes fell out. Then I got pregnant again. Now I have bald eyes and 20 postpartum lbs to work off.

Thems the breaks.

My collarbone protruded and you could see my ribs. You could also see all of my muscles clearly defined. I liked it, except for the eyelashes thing. I think I'll shoot for 115 as my goal once I'm finished breastfeeding.

Also, and this is big, I have one of those faces that gains weight first and loses it last. If I didn't, I wouldn't care so much about keeping my weight low. Some women still have a beautiful neck and jawline even when they're carrying some extra lbs, I do not.

I am 39 and also 5'6", but 140 and comfortably a size 2 across brands. Why on earth would you want to weigh 115? Your missing eye lashes should be a sign enough that you went a tad too far. Focus on health. Gain some muscle and nourish yourself. You will look better for longer than as frail waif.

[Anonymous]

People say crazy things. Ignore them.

I was sick for a period and dropped 25+lbs in no time because I literally could not eat more than a few hundred calories a day. I was pretty thin to begin with and “friends” raved about how “good” I looked. It was so upsetting. I told a neighbor that I’d been sick and she said, “Well, at least you look great!”