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I just want to add that my thinness is kind of a m...

2009-11-10T20:59:04.446-08:00

I just want to add that my thinness is kind of a medical mystery in that I should have been overweight. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was 16. Not to be confused with hyperthyroidism.
Hyper symptoms would be weight loss, fatigue, breathlessness, muscle weakness, etc.
Hypo symptoms would be weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight, fatigue, weakness, etc. The

I have a general idea of how much I weigh, but I d...

2009-11-04T07:23:26.244-08:00

I have a general idea of how much I weigh, but I don't keep up with it---if I was 'over' weight or 'under' weight, would I then be forced to keep note of my daily weight? Am I privileged that I don't 'have' to do this? And if so, I should be so grateful that I'm simply at a perceivable "healthy" weight where there are no immediate health risks, and

Amy -- I didn't see your name on this the first ti...

2009-11-04T05:48:34.223-08:00

Amy -- I didn't see your name on this the first time I read it, but I knew it had to be you. Excellent stuff! Feel free to drop me a line sometime to let me know how WMST is going.
-- C. Rhodes

Amy, my heart goes out to you. Eat your salads. I ...

2009-11-04T03:59:01.106-08:00

Amy, my heart goes out to you. Eat your salads. I don't hate you.

I notice how women are never happy with their weig...

2009-11-03T18:57:26.911-08:00

I notice how women are never happy with their weight. How they wish they could be effortlessly thin, especially through sickness. Every time I hear a girl say that they are happy because they became sick and lost x amount of pounds, makes me sad.

This woman feels upset that she is envied for her illness. She doesn't see being thin as a blessing but a burden. Above all, she just