Another fabulous and thoughtful piece. I know exactly what you mean: When I was in college I had a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics that completely destroyed my system. It was years before I recovered fully, but in that first year of healing I was a 5’9″ woman weighing 105-110 lbs. All my bones stuck out, it was uncomfortable. Yet people kept saying, “Sezin! You look so great!.” I knew I didn’t look great, I looked like a sick person, but it taught me that Americans see skinniness as a good thing even if it is a result of illness. I remember feeling so sorry for them.
These days, I’ve somehow grown an inch and weigh in at 160 pounds, technically 30 pounds over my body’s ideal weight. I’ve been feeling badly about it, until I read your comment that when you are the happiest and most in love you tend to put on weight. Well, this past year has been one of the best ever and I am completely head over heels in love with my husband. All those years I was a skinny little thing was because I was depressed and miserable. Now, I am finally happy on a daily basis and my body is showing the curves. Yeah!
Thank you for helping me reconsider my extra flesh as a sign that things are great, and I should simply be thankful for this wonderful life.
Feeling Overweight? Congratulations!
Thank you, Kiri!
Another fabulous and thoughtful piece. I know exactly what you mean: When I was in college I had a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics that completely destroyed my system. It was years before I recovered fully, but in that first year of healing I was a 5’9″ woman weighing 105-110 lbs. All my bones stuck out, it was uncomfortable. Yet people kept saying, “Sezin! You look so great!.” I knew I didn’t look great, I looked like a sick person, but it taught me that Americans see skinniness as a good thing even if it is a result of illness. I remember feeling so sorry for them.
These days, I’ve somehow grown an inch and weigh in at 160 pounds, technically 30 pounds over my body’s ideal weight. I’ve been feeling badly about it, until I read your comment that when you are the happiest and most in love you tend to put on weight. Well, this past year has been one of the best ever and I am completely head over heels in love with my husband. All those years I was a skinny little thing was because I was depressed and miserable. Now, I am finally happy on a daily basis and my body is showing the curves. Yeah!
Thank you for helping me reconsider my extra flesh as a sign that things are great, and I should simply be thankful for this wonderful life.
Loving you,
Sezin
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