1. When you complain about your weight and someone tells you to just “go on a diet”
No one asked for your fucking advice, Amy. I like my occasional pizza and weekend brunches, and am definitely not giving up going to an engagement party with my girlfriends when there’s an open bar. I don’t live my life to fit into a pair of jeans, I live it to enjoy it. Just accept my complaints and move on with your life without trying to give me advice on how to handle mine.
2. Am I the designated fat friend or the designated skinny friend?
It can honestly go either way. Depending on which friends you’re hanging out with, you can be the fattest in the group or the thinnest, and in some instances you’ll be lucky to be right in the middle. Depending on which end of the spectrum you end up on, the comments will change in proportion to your side of the spectrum. If you’re the designated fat friend, you’ll probably feel like trash when your girlfriends complain about being fat the entire time you’re with them (regardless of their weight, tbh, girls just complain about their weight in general), and if you’re the designated skinny friend you’ll probably hear a lot of comments along the lines of “you’re so thin, ugh so lucky!” or questions about “how you stay so thin?” when you order anything other than a salad with air on the side.
3. What do guys think?
Am I skinny, fat, or average? And if so, what exactly does average mean? Do guys prefer skinny or fat girls, and how do I know which category I could fit into? Also, what the hell am I supposed to wear when I go out? Do guys prefer tight crop tops, which to be honest, I cannot rock at all, or sexy shirts with some skinny jeans and heels? Also, how many times am I going to have to try on the things in my closet before I can choose something that actually fits me well? I want to wear that new shirt I bought but I also have another shirt that is a safer choice… does the overthinking ever end?
4. Buying something online probably means having to return it
You know how sometimes you look at models in Urban Outfitters ads and think that the dress in the ad is what it looks like in real life? Honestly, the little satin slip dress probably looks like a pink garbage bag in your fit, and the mermaid dress that looks so sleek on that one model probably makes your hips looks like theyre the size of the United States. Shopping online is the worst when you’re not fat, but not skinny either; you never know if something is going to be too big or too small or just plain ugly. Buying pants is a whole other story, since you never actually know what your pants size is unless it’s the same pair of pants you’ve been ordering online since 2011. Do yourself a favor and stop pretending like shopping online is a good idea (even though I will probably never take this advice and online shop later today).
5. Want to try self improvement? You’ll probably get judged for having “low self esteem”
It sucks when you start going to the gym or eating healthy and someone has to make some obnoxious comment about how “you’re already thin” or “you don’t need to workout”. I don’t need your opinion on my health and self improvement goals; if I want to self improve that does not mean that I am self conscious or that my self esteem is below the goddamn ground. It means I actually want to self improve… There’s also some people that will secretly say shit behind your back about how “its about time you went to the gym”. Literally just punch them in the face (not really, but maybe in your dreams). You want to self improve? Just do it. It doesn’t have to be another struggle of being in this state of limbo.
6. How to dress for your body type articles are irrelevant because you never fit into any category
How am I supposed to know what exact shape I am when I can’t even distinguish between whether I’m fat or skinny? The four types of shapes included in magazines usually don’t apply to you, and half the time if you take the advice you end up looking more like an apple or a pear than before. Let’s be honest, there’s only certain types of clothes you could actually look good in, and it’s not simply a matter of whether you are an apple or a pear, but whether the shirt will look half decent on you.
7. Being called “well-built” or “well-proportioned”
Okay, I understand that I’m not stick thin and that I’m not fat either, but calling me “well-built” is as insulting as calling me ugly. It honestly has a bad connotation to it and is taken quite terribly by anyone who isn’t model thin. Please stop making comments about my weight or build in the first place, since it’s none of your goddamn business anyway.
The struggles of being in this state of limbo are endless, but that doesn't mean you can't rock it and enjoy your life regardless. Just phase out all the unintelligent losers who make your life a living hell and be happy to have the body you have. Have the slice of pizza and enjoy it rather than thinking about eating the same salad seven days a week.
