8 Worst Things about Being Naturally Slim ...

Do you wish you’d been born slim? Could eat whatever you like? Well, I can tell you that there are some things about being thin that drive me nuts …

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Wood Benches, Ouch!

Wooden benches and wooden seats. Oh my god. More than 2 minutes is sooo uncomfortable. I need a cushion.

** 2. Rude comments**

I wouldn’t dream of telling someone they were overweight, so why is it OK to tell me I look like a stick insect and ask when I last ate a decent meal?

3. No weight to spare...

If you get sick, you lose weight you can’t afford to lose, and end up looking skinnier than ever!

Shopping

Finding clothes to fit. I don’t have so much trouble with tops, but trousers and jeans are a nightmare to buy. I need a belt to stop them falling down…

5. Rude!

People are very patronizing, especially if you are not very tall. I have actually been patted on the head. What am I, a dog?

6. Eating disorders?

The assumption that you have an eating disorder. Because of course someone couldn’t be naturally thin, could they? Annoying...

Gain Weight? Yeah, Right!

It’s a LOT harder to gain weight than lose it when you’re naturally slim. I have tried and tried, and even supplements make no difference. When you're naturally slim, you can't gain weight, even if you try!

It's All My Fault...

All the articles about skinny celebs. Some may diet too much, but slimness is criticized as if it is something inherently bad. We get the blame for women and girls aspiring to be thinner. Why? How is it my fault?

Now, I believe that we have a natural size, and I am how I’m meant to be. What do you think? Is it unfair to pick on skinny people? Or do you pick on thinner people? Please let me know!

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I have been skinny all my life. I'm still in high school and when I go to school and just wear jeans people always tell me to go eat something. It's awful, I would never tell someone they were to big or anything like that. I get where you're coming from. Being told that you are gross and that you "need" to eat is just mean. It always makes me feel really bad about myself. So I think people need to realize that when they say that it really does hurt.

Yourmum - you don't know that I have it easy. Try a bit of empathy.

my cousin is naturally slim and i am the exact opposite. so no matter how much i say i wanted to be like her, or no matter how much she says she wanted to be like me we don't understand each other. i have never been skinny, and she's never been fat. if you're naturally skinny or obese you don't understand the opposite, this is how it goes.

This is me down to the very last detail! I'm so skinny that when I wear a bikini I look anorexic. And I can't gain weight to save my life. I get criticized for being so skinny, like it's somehow my fault and it's so annoying because there really is nothing I can do about my weight. In fact, when I try and gain weight I end up losing more!

This is me down to the very last detail! I'm so skinny that when I wear a bikini I look anorexic. And I can't gain weight to save my life. I get criticized for being so skinny, like it's somehow my fault and it's so annoying because there really is nothing I can do about my weight. In fact, when I try and gain weight I end up losing more! I also can rarely find dresses that fit. Maxi dresses look like nightgowns and shorter dresses make me look like I'm 6!

My sister was anorexic and died when she was 35 years old. I can spot someone with an eating disorder a mile away. Every emaciated woman claims she's "naturally skinny", "eats a ton of food but doesn't gain weight", "tries to gain weight but can't", etc. I've heard it all. There are a few genuinely naturally thin women but anyone who is painfully skinny is that way because she is severely restricting her food intake and exercising excessively. It's basic. Calories in, calories out. No one has a metabolism that defies the laws of thermodynamics.

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