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Originally Posted by ennay
I wish I had called out some of my friends self fat loathing words when I was thinner. They were all thin to very very thin women calling themselves fat and it irritated the **** out of me at 130 lbs because they were so mean to themselves. But now if I said something they would think I was offended.
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One of my girlfriends who at her heaviest weighed 145 lbs explained that she has a different "normal" for herself. Her normal was 120-125. When she had gained 20 lbs, that was a big deal for her because at her normal weight, a 20 lb gain was a lot--she couldn't wear her old clothes, etc. 20/120 = 16.67% weight gain.
At my size, to gain that same percentage, it's 60 lbs. (360 x 16.67%) unless I miscalculated, which is possible, so please don't beat me.
I didn't think she was fat, and I wasn't on board with the self-hatred...but that was the first time I understood it.