Family, friends and strangers ask/say me:
How are you so skinny?
Where does it all go?
You don't even do any exercise, how are you that shape?
Look how small your jeans are!
I wish I was as skinny as you.
When will you get fat?
IS THAT FOOD ALL FOR YOU?!
And my answer is I don't know. I often feel quite uncomfortable when placed in that position because all eyes are on me and I can feel their question burning through.
I guess high metabolism? I think I take after my father. Well, that's what my mother said to me anyway.
I can't really say I'm a growing girl either because I stopped growing at 16. I'm a shortie.
When I'm in that situation, it makes me feel guilty for being this size so I sometimes try and make the other person feel better by saying I'll get fat one day.
I need to respond better. I can't say it's my metabolism to them otherwise I will get the evils - even though that's the truth.
Also, I'm not really fond of the word "skinny" - I feel it has a bad connotation attached to it now because it's used in a negative light, like in the examples above.
I just want to eat in peace without being questioned as to where it goes.
Um, the toilet?
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