You're so skinny!

[Boozy]

I know exactly what you mean, TinyWaitress!

I used to wait tables in the same sort of place where you work now. And I did eat our cafe's food! But I also worked my butt off (literally) for 8 hours a day, and did not sit down for more than five minutes at a time. It isn't too much of an exaggeration to say that I ran a marathon on a daily basis. It didn't seem to matter how many pastries I ate, I still lost weight while working there.

I compare comments like, "You must not eat the food here because you're so skinny!" to comments cashiers get like "If it doesn't scan, it must be free!" It's not sucky, but it gets damned annoying to hear for the thousandth time. And everyone thinks they're so original.

[Bright_Star]

I get people who are pissed that I eat the same thing everyday & then go on to tell me.."You need to eat more cause you're too skinny!"
For lunch I have a soft pretzel, a bottle of water & a salad with NO dressing. I eat that everyday for lunch. People are disgusted by the fact that I eat salads with no dressing. Seems to me that if you're going to eat a salad for the health benefits & then dump a shit load of dressing on it then you just tossed the healthy part out the door.
I'm not a big eater so I eat till I'm satisfied but NOT full. Eating till you're feeling full means that you've eaten too much. I eat till I'm not hungry anymore. Believe me... there IS a difference between eating till you're not hungry anymore & eating till you're full.
Yeah I know, I'm weird...lol.

[Pairou]

Hi Pairou. I'm constantly being told I'm 12, not 21.

Gasp! There are more of us?! XD

[Arm]

I don't know why, but I just want to pick up tiny people. What I'd do with them once I had, I'm not quite sure.

I'm 6' even, 145-155 pounds. A little on the lighter side of normal, but not remarkably so. Except for when I was in the Army. I got the skinny comment a LOT. Most guys in the Army that were my height were probably 30-40 pounds heavier than me.

I suppose it doesn't help that I apparently look like a zombie

And when I was a kid my brother used to insist that I could be an Ethiopian poster child.

But I don't mind! And you should look on the bright side. You'll outlive all of them! (a little maniacal laughter helps there, too)

...though I have to admit, I can't really imagine why someone would go up to a stranger in the middle of a restaurant and comment on their height/weight. Thaaaat's a little weird.

[Evil Queen]

I don't know why, but I just want to pick up tiny people. What I'd do with them once I had, I'm not quite sure.

*stretches out her arms*

Ups! Ups!

I like being picked up by big[ger] people. I always hated it when the EX did it but when my current SO does it, it's okay.

I wonder why?

[Ad_Astra]

Trayol, this may not apply to everyone, but most taller guys I know prefer shorter girls. My mom was 5'2 before she started shrinking and my dad is 6'4.

Slightly OT but what the crap is with that? Where's the love for the 6'2, curvy women--because I'm certainly not feeling it from the guys taller than I am

[Evil Queen]

Well, Ad_Astra, to quote Mickey Roonie; "Who wants to be tall?"

(If you don't get it, Mickey Roonie is 5'2 and he dated Marilyn Monroe, who was quite tall for a woman of the era. His face came approximately to boob height on her.)

[Arm]

*stretches out her arms*

Ups! Ups!

I like being picked up by big[ger] people. I always hated it when the EX did it but when my current SO does it, it's okay.

I wonder why?

/picks up Evil Queen and spins her around

Probably has a lot to do with why he's your ex, I'd imagine

[Evil Queen]

Wheeeeee!

A lot of things have to do with my EX. I just like to remind myself about it so I don't wind up with someone like him again.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

If you are perceived as thin, people try to talk you into eating. Gain a pound, these same dolts talk about how you've gained weight and should diet.

What I hate to hear is "Oh, but your not fat! You don't need to watch what you eat!"

I hatehatehatehatehate that with a passion you cannot begin to imagine. And just why do you THINK I'm not fat? Why do you think that is?

Idiots.

The other thing I hate is when they ask me how I keep my weight under control. I think they want me to say something like "Oh, I have a magical fairy that comes around every night and sprinkles special sparkling fairy dust on my ass to keep it from growing." Because when I say "I follow a low carb lifestyle" they act like I just crapped on their foot.

Here's an idea: all those oblivions out there need to stop commenting on stranger's bodies. Some of the dumbest comments I've heard revolved around people making those kinds of comments.

[Bardmaiden]

I'm 6'5 and 350+lbs. I always get
"Do you play football?" No
"You would be great as a linemen." Thanks
Now repeat ad nauseum from everyone all the time. It gets old after the third time.

And to all the shorter women on the board, you shouldn't threat. I have a friend who is 6'2 and is dating girl who is 4'7. I keep telling them they would be a fantasy dream: a sasquatch dating an elf.

I'm 5 foot dead, my boyfriend is 6' 7" he works as a train conductor, not too much trouble on his trains

[TinyWaitress]

Gasp! There are more of us?! XD

Oh there's TONS of us, believe me. I'm always getting told I look tons younger than I am.

Good to know I'm not the only one who has that problem I should get a nickel for every time I'm asked how I stay so thin, or told to eat a sandwich. I'd never have to work again!

[spork_the_cat]

Hi Pairou. I'm constantly being told I'm 12, not 21.

Same here. People usually put me anywhere from 12 to 16. I'm 23.

[RootedPhoenix]

I once had a friend of mine who thought I was 18 when I was 25. I figure that being 5 foot nothing had something to do with it.

I guess I'll enjoy this more when I'm 40.

[icmedia]

Hi Pairou. I'm constantly being told I'm 12, not 21.

At least you're not the one getting dirty stares from people when you're walking down the street with a guy...

I used to date a girl who, like you, looked extremely young (like she was 12 or 13). Once we were walking through the mall and a security guard told me to stop bothering the "little girl," or he'd haul us both to the office and call her parents to see if they wanted to press charges

I still chuckle when I recall the look on his face when we whipped out our IDs and showed him that she was 22- and that I was 21.

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Back on topic, I have found that people will comment negatively on your body type regardless of what it is.

When I was a teenager, people always told me I needed to eat more (because I was as thin as a rail). I don't think that would have helped, as I regularly ate a whole large pizza or 4-5 Big Macs all to myself in a sitting without gaining an ounce.

As I got older, my metabolism slowed down a quite a bit, and all that eating (and the copious drinking of beer, methinks) caused me to gain about 30 lbs. and a bit of a belly. Of course, friends would jokingly ask, "So when are you due," and tell me to "lay off the Twinkies," and whatnot.

After a few years of that self-loathing lifestyle, I wised up. I cut out bad carbs, stopped drinking soda, I drink WAY less alcohol, and I hit the gym 5 days a week. Some people have showed a positive reaction to my change, but invariably I run into someone who hasn't seen me in a while and get asked, "Wow! Are you on steroids?" or something similar. Or, I get people asking me for my "secret." They're never happy when I tell them to eat less and work out more.

Of course, most of these type of comments are just to call attention away from their own bodies, which they themselves dislike for whatever reason.