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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure what the answer is, but I relate. I feel the most attractive at about 5-10 pounds lighter than my body's preferred weight. At the lower weight I can't even look at a carb, I'm hungry all the time, my hair is thin, but I just don't like how I look with a bit more weight, even though it is within the normal range. [/quote]

+1. Currently at "normal" BMI and my face looks a little gaunt but I'd still like to lose. Why do I have to lose it from my face?? I want to feel good in my clothes.[/quote]
OP: To add to this, I went to the doctor for a routine check and mentioned I wanted to lose weight, so she got me information to do so. I told my mom I wanted to lose the baby weight and she gave me some tips. I told my friend and she gave me some supplements to aid in weight loss. And no one at any point was like, well you’re at a totally normal, healthy weight so you shouldn’t be losing. Isn’t that weird? I feel like everyone kind of agrees it’s better to be thinner.[/quote]

The original PP you were replying to here... It's just acceptable in our society to always want to be thinner up until the point you're basically hospitalized. Even celebrities who have acknowledged struggling with ED and who are extremely thin (unhealthy) get praised for their appearance. It's really hard when so many external signals validate and contribute to our aesthetic preferences but they make us miserable. I have found therapy to be somewhat helpful, I also have found focusing on what my body can do and having athletic/performance goals to be a good mind shift. I actually became a faster marathoner when I let myself eat more during my last training cycle, even though I gained weight.

This is probably not popular but I don't ever see myself being body positive or really loving my body at a heavier weight, and honestly I don't want to have it be a goal to love jiggles and curves (sorry). I can wrap my head around the idea of body neutrality and work towards peace with my body at a healthy weight as a goal, and that's good enough for me. [/quote]

This is all fine and dandy, as long as you keep your attitudes to yourself and don’t project your own issues on others. This is my issue with those who let societal aesthetic preferences influence them, and they then perpetuate bias against those who are not skinny or striving to be. [/quote]

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