When I was younger I was so anxious to eat in front of people I would skip breakfast and lunch everyday. Often dinner as well. Because of this my already petite body turned to skeleton. I was about 18kgs when I was 10 (the weight of a toddler).

I’ve been on a weight gaining diet for 3 years (currently 16, these habits lasted for 3 years) and I can’t stand it when overweight people tell me I don’t know how hard it is to follow a diet... it makes me lose all respect for them. Or when people comment on my weight and how they wish they could have my body... no, no you don’t.

When I tell people that the diets I’ve been on to gain weight they’ll often tell me “oh boo hoo so you have to eat more, big whoop! I have to STARVE MYSELF!”

It’s not that simple; I exercise, eat healthy and still gain weight.

They often give up days later. The people who I know who stick to diets I have a lot of respect for and they have a lot of respect for my weight journey as well.

I’ve stopped being friends with people for commenting on my weight negatively. Saying shit like “you’re a twig” is super damaging to me because it’s basically saying that the years of work I’ve put into making myself healthier and a decent weight have been thrown down the drain.