I think this image sold me on the idea of getting bangs holy shit
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also shout-out to the best troll commenter I have seen in a while, this gave me a good laugh
the echo line really saved it
I think this image sold me on the idea of getting bangs holy shit
full image
also shout-out to the best troll commenter I have seen in a while, this gave me a good laugh
the echo line really saved it
I think someone needs to eat a bit more
wow rude. maybe keep those thoughts to yourself. they certainly arent welcome here.
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I’m underweight because of health reasons. Lost 10 kilo (45 kilo 163cm now) about 6 years ago because the doctors decided I have an eating disorder and therefore it took months for them to realize I actually had a raging gastritis.
My digestive system never properly healed and I have a hard time gaining even a little weight. It’s exhausting, and I’m often sad since I still have a lot of clothes that just don’t fit anymore and I don’t like the way my body looks.
That’s why eating until I feel like I have to throw up has become more common but still no luck. And just a few stressful days are enough to lose half my progress again…
All help I get from doctors can be boiled down to: just try harder and eat more. It’s not that easy.
I’m sorry. It wasn’t my intention to shame you. I hope you can heal
Don’t worry! I know your intention was good and right. It was just meant to show you that even these things have nuance and that they usually look easier from the outside.
Even eating disorders are usually more than just “oh I want to be thin”.
If you need to just pound calories as per the “professional” doc’s advice of ‘skill issue. Just eat, what are you, suffering from a painful digestive issue or something smhmyhead’ I may have a solution
DIY soylent; super simple thing, if you’ve got a decent blender and access to flour, honey, butter/oil that’s not canola or engine, and a health foods shop or pharmacy that sells supplements, you can pretty much make your entire day’s calories into a drink and any extra food you manage to eat is a bonus.
The canola or engine comment made me cackle first thing this morning. Thank you internet stranger
before i came out to myself i had a couple tries at body building, so i learned a bit about techniques for bulking. one of the more, lets say aggressive, options for a very dirty bulk is to get calories via liquids. stuff like sugary soda and milk shakes, but i think they also have meal replacement shakes that also have a bunch of protein and fat so its not all empty calories. its much easier to get a lot of calories that way which is why the first thing they recommend people cut out for weight loss is liquid calories, because it doesnt feel like youre eating anything but youre getting a ton of extra calories. like one milkshake could have 1400 calories, but it doesnt feel like you ate anything so you also eat a full meal on top of it.
im curious if you’ve tried that and how it went. im not sure its something a doctor would learn or tell you so figured id mention.
I can’t digest fructose anymore. Most of those shakes give me violent diarrhea because they use cheap sugar or substitutes that include sugar alcohols and I’m losing more than gaining.
I then went ahead and made my own by buying maltodextrose and mixing it in my other food or making shakes when I felt too nauseous to eat. But no luck.
The biggest issue is that I rarely see the upper end of the Bristol stool chart. My body isn’t properly digesting anymore. I also have a lot of malnutrition issues (vitamins D3, B12, folate, iron, biotin, potassium, …) that again fuck up your digestive system. Leaky gut is obviously a problem too.
Then I have other issues that cause fatigue and make me very easily affected by stress. The best fix would be to not work for a few months, get my micro biome back on track and gain weight. But I can’t afford that for the next years so I have to keep going.
dam… that sounds like a really complicated issue for sure. hope youre able to get through it at some point 🫂
I’m not alone and that makes it easier most of the times. Things could be a lot worse and though I sometimes feel like it, I’m not willing to give up. One day I will grow out of my current wardrobe and it will be a great day :D
you have no idea what theyre going through or what their situation is. you dont know if theyre healthy, or even how much they eat. youre making assumptions based on your own biases and publicly shaming someone for not fitting within them. its not cool or helpful to them, and actively harms others with a similar body type. how would you feel if you were doing everything “right” and people still shamed you and told you to do what youre already doing? whether you agree with me or not is irrelevant because your position isnt welcome here.
You are right, I was being arrogant
Those comments help no one, they do harm more often than not.
Well you hit a nerve. But I for one think it’s a good thing to worry and care about the wellbeing of others, even if you’re wrong about the assumption.
And yes you absolutely are “welcome here”, as you’re a human with valid opinions and this is a social site, where humans come to share opinions.
And it looks like the other commenter has a consistent issue with their emotions, particularly anger. I hope they find a way out of it, perhaps by meditating a few minutes a day or looking at something pretty.
do you not see how patronizing and arrogant that position is? “im going to tell you what to do to fix a problem ive assumed you have and you should be grateful even if im totally wrong”. maybe you should fuck your mom about those feelings of wanting to fuck your mom youve been having. dont get mad at me im just looking out for your wellbeing. cant you see how well meaning im being?
“Hey maybe don’t have depression.”
“Woah, thx I’m healed.”
i think someone needs to take vitamin D supplements.
see, i can also make assumptions based on a single unverified data point.