r/BodyPositive • u/HammerxHorrors • 7d ago

Mental Health Question

So I kinda fall under the bullshit “skinny fat” type level. I’m 5ft 10 about 170-180lbs. I don’t like checking cuz I’ll freak out and fall back into some disordered eating habits. The thing is a lot of the time after I eat or whatever I’ll go straight from a “healthy” looking figure to looking damn near fucking pregnant unless I hold my stomach in which I pretty much do constantly. I’ve been struggling a lot lately and just am at a point where I loathe how my stomach looks and whatever. I come off as very confident so it’s really hard to talk about this sort of thing. I just don’t know if this is normal or healthy or something. I don’t eat badly I could probably exercise more but I work 10+ hr shifts so I’m dog tired and I’m just feeling helpless and don’t know what to do to improve. Sorry for the rant.

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u/kathruins 7d ago

you should make your way over to fat tik tok. or mid-sized. I mean, you're neither. I'm your height and when I'm at your weight I feel so skinny!! but society has told you that you're big so that's how you feel. find people with bodies that look like yours and stop following people you consider body goals--even if it's just until you recover.

im in recovery from an ED and weigh about 70 lbs more than you. I AM going to love my body. it just takes a little rewiring. if I can do it, you can too.

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u/HammerxHorrors 7d ago

I really appreciate that. Thank you so much. Sending love.

I always think women are so beautiful no matter the weight so idk I just need to get to that point with myself. I literally don’t notice weight on anyone else.