[InOne]

It's such a sad thing, I've wanted to shake people and tell them they're not fat and look good. But sadly it doesn't work. A lot of people take a "pull your socks up" attitude which is not good. Think it still has massive stigma which hope can go away some day to a degree

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Zippy

I don't think a lot of fat people realise how big they are until they see a picture or video of themselves. Looking in the mirror day to day you don't register the very gradual growth in weight. But you only look at a picture every once in a while so the growth is far more apparent.

Im always grateful Im not prone to piling on weight because I have a very sweet tooth.

I still say it's a cop out. If having to buy bigger clothing, seeing your clothes size go up and having to buy larger sizes isn't an obvious clue .... then I don't know what is.

Originally Posted by InOne

It's such a sad thing, I've wanted to shake people and tell them they're not fat and look good. But sadly it doesn't work. A lot of people take a "pull your socks up" attitude which is not good. Think it still has massive stigma which hope can go away some day to a degree

That's the heartbreaker as far as anorexia is concerned. It more than 'give yourself a shake' ... it is so far mroe deeply rooted than that and it's an incredibly difficult illness to recover from (and maintain recovery from).