Weight Up!

“I’m constantly criticised for being too skinny. I’m trying to gain weight but my body won’t let it happen. What people don’t understand is that calling someone too skinny is the same as calling someone too fat, it’s not a nice feeling." - Kendall Jenner

I have always been that anorexic friend with a hollow stick-thin leg. You know, the girl who eats tons, never exercises, and somehow stays thinner than a vegan. I know it's a blessing to be naturally thin but sometimes it's really, really, really frustrating to hear all these comments and sarcastic remarks about my weight. 

I get super offended when people come up to me asking me to ingest more food into my system. Well excuse me, are you trying to imply that I'm being poorly fed? Is my emaciated body scaring you off?

It just so happens that I have a high metabolism rate – my body tend to rapidly burn fat. It's in my genes! You have no idea just how much food I chomp down a day and how it's a struggle for me to gain a few pounds. My weight has never been a problem to me as I have always been happy with how I am until I started being criticised a little bit way too much lately for being super skinny.

I became self-conscious and it's certainly an unpleasant feeling.

I wished they would have known that I actually probably had the exact opposite type of disorder — an obsession with wanting to gain weight. But I couldn’t. I'm still trying though. It seemed that no matter hard I would try to stuff in another sandwich between meals, I remained uncomfortably, thin. Trust me, shopping is no fun when nothing fits on you well.

I'm not complaining, god no I'm not. I just wished people wouldn't make such a big fuss out of it. I'm happy and healthy, just why does it bother you people so much?