[lipidful]

I keep coming here to complain, but I don't know who else would understand. Having lost a lot of weight, and trying to find the balance I need to maintain it, I feel like people are looking at me funny sometimes. I know people have wondered (through hearsay) if I'm ok, or if I'm doing harm to myself (not eating/purging etc.) when in reality, I'm exercising (on a rebounder and it's fun) and keeping to an average of maybe 2000 cals/a day to maintain my weight at around 150 which is NOT underweight for my height of 5'6". I have good muscle mass and a reasonably healthy metabolism (I lose AND gain easily) and I'm not having too much trouble thus far accomplishing this. I wish people would just TRUST my intelligence that I'm not doing anything awful to myself. Honestly, in the long run, I may end up balancing off a little heavier than I am now, but I'm trying to understand how my body works after so many years of overeating so heavily. I can't stand the suspicion. I'm FINE! I feel GREAT! I have the type of appetite where I guess I need to eat smaller amounts VERY frequently through the day. Works for me. So what's the big deal? Anyone else bothered by these feelings? It's so annoying! I just wish I were invisible/never fat in the first place. UGH

[leJellybean]

You're doing great, and as long as you know that you're doing everything the right way...who cares what other people say!

If they ask, or you hear they've been talking about you doing unhealthy things, tell them what's true and if they don't believe you...screw em! Just keep doing what you're doing!

[Tani]

I can definitely relate to your post. When you lose an obviously large amount of weight, people notice and talk and it makes you feel a little like you're always on display. There is a girl at my work place who has made comments to other people that she's sure I was on drugs because "there's no way you can lose that much weight just by eating less and exercising" Now mind you, to me she's never been anything other than complimentary. Oy. It can make you a little paranoid.

It seems to get better over time. I don't really find myself worrying about it too much any more. In fact with the high turnover at my workplace lately I'm surrounded by people who have never known me any other way. That's kind of weird in an entirely different way.

[Sassy8877]

Or it could be that people are deep down secretly wishing it was *them* who are the skinny minny who everyone is now talking about. I would take it as a pure compliment! I would MUCH rather be talked or looked at because of how good I look, then because of how bad I look.