Here's my confession

kelbrian

I think women who use diet pills are acting irresponsibly, particularly if they are not overweight. 

And I think doctors who prescribe it to women who are not severely overweight are also irresponsible.

So flame me But I don't care. My mom's addicted to diet pills. She survives off of yogurt and cigarettes. My views are a tad skewed.

Don't think that I am not tempted. I have had an eating disorder. I understand having terrible body issues.

 

habsoilers

nbjenni

kelbrian:

I think women who use diet pills are acting irresponsibly, particularly if they are not overweight.

No doubt. I have an easier time taking a pill once or twice a day, than turning down a cookie (or five).

kelbrian

nbjenni:

kelbrian:

I think women who use diet pills are acting irresponsibly, particularly if they are not overweight.

No doubt. I have an easier time taking a pill once or twice a day, than turning down a cookie (or five).

What is making me laugh is that you are tiny. So is Del and so is Punk. And Parks. And yet you are all the ones saying that you love it. You do not need it at all, even if you do eat five cookies once in a while. You all look great. Punk and Del look eons better than I do, and they are both pregnant. 

redstars93

kelbrian:

nbjenni:

kelbrian:

I think women who use diet pills are acting irresponsibly, particularly if they are not overweight.

No doubt. I have an easier time taking a pill once or twice a day, than turning down a cookie (or five).

What is making me laugh is that you are tiny. So is Del and so is Punk. And Parks. And yet you are all the ones saying that you love it. You do not need it at all, even if you do eat five cookies once in a while. You all look great. Punk and Del look eons better than I do, and they are both pregnant. 

Word.

They're all young. It will catch up with them eventually.

nbjenni

kelbrian:

nbjenni:

kelbrian:

I think women who use diet pills are acting irresponsibly, particularly if they are not overweight.

No doubt. I have an easier time taking a pill once or twice a day, than turning down a cookie (or five).

What is making me laugh is that you are tiny. So is Del and so is Punk. And Parks. And yet you are all the ones saying that you love it. You do not need it at all, even if you do eat five cookies once in a while. You all look great. Punk and Del look eons better than I do, and they are both pregnant. 

See, I know this, and yet it doesn't make me feel better. I have students who are much bigger than I am and think they are just the cutest little things. Yet I look in the mirror and see someone who is 30lbs bigger than I'm used to being, and it makes me unhappy.

And Kel, I've seen pics of you and you are gorgeous (killer hair, for sure!)

carolinag

nbjenni:

See, I know this, and yet it doesn't make me feel better. I have students who are much bigger than I am and think they are just the cutest little things. Yet I look in the mirror and see someone who is 30lbs bigger than I'm used to being, and it makes me unhappy.

And Kel, I've seen pics of you and you are gorgeous (killer hair, for sure!)

i feel the same way as jenni. and i fantasize about taking a magic pill, but i'd never actually do it. i know that i should be happy how i am, but i miss how i used to be. it doesn't feel good to look in the mirror right now. but i zero willpower when it comes to diet & exercise.  

kelbrian

carolinag:

nbjenni:

See, I know this, and yet it doesn't make me feel better. I have students who are much bigger than I am and think they are just the cutest little things. Yet I look in the mirror and see someone who is 30lbs bigger than I'm used to being, and it makes me unhappy.

And Kel, I've seen pics of you and you are gorgeous (killer hair, for sure!)

i feel the same way as jenni. and i fantasize about taking a magic pill, but i'd never actually do it. i know that i should be happy how i am, but i miss how i used to be. it doesn't feel good to look in the mirror right now. but i zero willpower when it comes to diet & exercise.  

Oh, I understand that. I understand not being happy with what you look like, no matter what you actually do look like. I know how it feels to miss how you used to look, and I'm not trying to say that women aren't allowed to feel that way. 

But I would think that, with looking at numbers, a woman would realise she is not overweight. Even when I was at my worst with my eating disorder, I did know that I was not actually fat number wise, if that makes sense. The numbers just didn't matter to me because of how I felt I looked.

There's a difference between wanting to take a diet pill and taking one when you are not in a weight group that needs it. 

carolinag

very true kel. i would like to lose weight, but i know i'm in the healthy weight range for my height. 

i agree that taking a pill when you're not grossly obese is dangerous and stupid. i'm actually rather surprised by this entire apidex business. 

kelbrian

carolinag:

very true kel. i would like to lose weight, but i know i'm in the healthy weight range for my height. 

i agree that taking a pill when you're not grossly obese is dangerous and stupid. i'm actually rather surprised by this entire apidex business. 

And for the record, I think you look just as good as you did before you were pregnant I know you don't feel that way, but I still wanted to tell you!  

carolinag

have i told you recently that i you?!?

*blondiem*

I think we need to continue this dialogue, because I know we all have our own body image issues.  A lot of what is being said here is concerning to me, though. 

So Kel, ITA with your FFFC.  

userdeleted

I quite honestly had no idea so many people took diet pills. It surprises me.

carolinag

*blondiem*:

  A lot of what is being said here is concerning to me, though. 

i have to agree. i think some therapy would be beneficial around these parts! 

Toosdai

*blondiem*:

I think we need to continue this dialogue, because I know we all have our own body image issues.  A lot of what is being said here is concerning to me, though. 

So Kel, ITA with your FFFC.  

I am seriously wondering if I am in some bizarro world. This is all crazy talk and I thought that the majority of the women here were intelligent.

I'm truly baffled and oddly pissed (this is really, really weird - why do I even care?) about this all.

kelbrian

*blondiem*:

I think we need to continue this dialogue, because I know we all have our own body image issues.  A lot of what is being said here is concerning to me, though. 

So Kel, ITA with your FFFC.  

It makes me nauseous. I wish that I could explain what diet pills can lead to. The hell that you can suffer through. How you have to claw your way back out.

My life consisted of counting ribs, feeling my hip bones, throwing up, and trying to hide the scabs on my knuckles. I never saw friends. I hid food. I lied. I was a horrible and disturbed and sad person.

And you know what's the worst part?

I learned it from my mother.