tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268005744978949300.post5034854100552209236..comments2023-04-29T03:34:31.312-07:00Comments on scribbles from the ether: You Weren't Invited to the Weigh-In PartyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151849011637071775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268005744978949300.post-78327123591530640672013-06-09T03:37:47.514-07:002013-06-09T03:37:47.514-07:00I feel this Katie, totally. It is such an ambivale...I feel this Katie, totally. It is such an ambivalent situation - and half the time I don't know if I want to BRAG about losing weight for 'Ana' and SHOCKING people by not caring that I've lost weight OR tell people about gaining weight and please them, and face the torrent of abuse inside for being a fat/greedy/weak/lesser person for gaining a few lbs. I guess I know which is MEANT to be happening - gaining. Not losing. But I WISH it wasn't something people ASKED at all these days - I am recovering from anorexia, of course I'm not going to be screaming and celebrating gains - but I accept they're what's got to happen. However, I have been roughly the same weight for 12 months - which is also dangerous, because maintaining weight becomes the new losing.....<br /><br />http://dream-recover-live.blogspot.comSarah Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221184508059112381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268005744978949300.post-37291739334482677152013-06-03T02:27:31.189-07:002013-06-03T02:27:31.189-07:00Yes it becomes total public property! I feel like ...Yes it becomes total public property! I feel like walking around with 'loss' or 'gain' written on my forehead for other peoples god damnn benefit. Also it really annoys me because when you gain people take that as a 'good sign' and you are getting better when in fact this is when you are most depressed and feeling hideous. <br /><br />Oh dear! Thanks for the lovely comment anyway <br /><br />xxxxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151849011637071775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268005744978949300.post-79951984757354951122013-06-02T18:39:27.515-07:002013-06-02T18:39:27.515-07:00oh wow, I totally get this. I remember getting fur...oh wow, I totally get this. I remember getting furious one time right after I was diagnosed—my dad insisted on coming to my dietician appointment with me, and the drive home turned into a majorly hostile discussion about my weight, why I hadn't gained, what the dietician had said (which we had each interpreted differently, obviously...) etc. etc. etc. And the whole time, I wanted to scream: IT'S MY BODY AND IT'S NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS. <br /><br />No matter how far into treatment I've gone, it still has always driven me nuts that everyone—family, doctors, therapists, dieticians—treat your weight like public property. Even though it might be necessary, I hate the fact that being in treatment erodes all kinds of privacy barriers. That being said, I *can* promise that once you are weight-restored and no longer freaking everybody out with how skinny you are, the weight thing becomes a much less talked-about issue ;)Kayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637653451031426942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268005744978949300.post-83542463233055028512013-06-01T02:02:26.936-07:002013-06-01T02:02:26.936-07:00I hear you Katie
It drives me nuts too
We have a ...I hear you Katie<br />It drives me nuts too<br /><br />We have a lad that comes to do our garden and work around the house<br />Now he has become a family friend but he straight out asks me how my weight is<br />I find it really intrusive <br />It's such a personal question, especially to us<br />And I'm quite sure he doesn't ask my sister or my mother how their weight is<br />I don't tell anyone my weight<br />Only Mary knows<br />I don't post my weight as I don't want to be defined by it and I don't want others comparing themselves to me<br />I know I get triggered by reading others weights<br />In the end it's just a number<br />It's what is going on in our heads that really counts<br /><br />Stay well Katie xRuby Tuesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078080281794429051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268005744978949300.post-69713212698309672092013-05-31T17:07:26.551-07:002013-05-31T17:07:26.551-07:00I am grateful that you commented on my blog... oth...I am grateful that you commented on my blog... otherwise I may never have found your blog. <br /><br />I totally get where you are coming from... when I eat healthy and exercise and attempt to lose weight... all I hear is how much did you lose? Goodness forbid if I gained... they are sure I have been eating privately. <br /><br />People really need to mind their own business.. they can pray for you and wish awesome positive thoughts... they don't have to grill you about your weight. <br /><br />Awesome and honest post:)Launna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.com