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[quote=Anonymous]I have a totally different body from OP but I also struggle with other people commenting that I'm "skinny" or saying stuff like "you're so fit" or "I bet you never have to exercise" because of a misperception of my body. Not because I'm trying to lose weight to look skinny, but because sometimes I am trying to address a fitness or diet issue and people will disregard it because I look skinny to them.

I am tall and small boned, I carry weight in a way that other people can't really see if I'm wearing clothes. I know how to dress to flatter my body and I do that because who wouldn't? But people make a lot of assumptions about my health and fitness, or will assume I have an ED, based on what they think my weight or body type is. The truth is they don't know.

I know it's not as big of a deal as the way people with larger bodies are treated -- I'm not complaining exactly. There are benefits to people thinking you are thin and fit even when you aren't. But it does frustrate me and I especially dislike when people think they can tell me how to eat or try to convince to do something or not do something based on their uneducated understanding of my physical health.

The takeaway is just: don't comment on people's bodies, and don't assume you know someone's health or fitness situation just by looking at them.[/quote]

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