Many apologies for not writing for a while, I've been really busy with uni work and stuff. That and I've not really had much that's been that interesting to talk about. I've bought a few new things that I need to take photos of and stuff so I can show you OOTDs and what not. I've also dyed the ends of my hair pink and I'm debating doing it all. The only other notable thing that has happened is that I entered a piece of writing into a competition at university and it's been chosen as one of the winners.
I'll just post that below.
Fat.
Honestly, you have no idea what
it’s like.
I’ve been described as “fat” for
as long as I can remember. I vividly remember when I was younger my dad telling
me I was fat because I didn’t eat at the right times. All because I said I
wasn’t hungry. My ‘friends’ at primary school saying that I couldn’t wear
certain things because my ‘fat rolls’ would absorb them. They didn’t say it to
my face, but it got back to me. Things like that stick in your mind. Forever.
Another thing that always hits
home; never being able to borrow clothes from your friends. When everyone can
borrow clothes for parties or nights out and you’re stuck with the same old
clothes because you’re too fat to wear nice things like everyone else. Wearing
jeans and t-shirts all the time because you’re too scared that people will
laugh at you if you wear a skirt. Yeah, that’s what my life was like for a very
long time.
Going through secondary school
was just as bad. People were nicer, but my self-confidence was at an all-time
low. I wouldn’t dare answer questions because I thought if I got something
wrong people would laugh at the ‘stupid, fat girl’; dreading the times that my
teacher would call my name to offer an answer. At least then I was sat down,
giving a presentation was the worst. My nerves would consume me and I would
stutter and make mistakes. Even in front of people that I’ve spoken to all
before one-to-one. The worse times were when I had to do readings in assembly,
in front of the entire school. All those eyes staring at you and all the time
in my head, all I could hear is “they think you’re fat, they’re laughing at you
because you’re overweight”.
I could get myself into a
horrible state. I would cry myself to sleep all because I loathed the way I
looked. I would grab my stomach and will that I could pull off some extra
weight. All the while playing different scenarios in my head where I was
thinner, and what I thought was, better. Some days I would spend hours getting
ready just to go shopping or to the cinema and I would end up in floods of
tears on my bed because I couldn’t find something to wear. I would look in the
mirror and just see fat. Fat, fat, fat. That’s all I could see, and because of
that I couldn’t see that actually half the stuff I was trying on suited me and
looked good. I would just see this hideous creature staring back at me with a crimson,
blotchy face. I would sit and ponder for hours how I could quickly lose weight,
or if it would make me feel better about myself if I did. I tried numerous
diets: Weight Watcher, Atkins and Slimfast to name a few. Yes, they worked, but
I would have one bad day and ruin everything. Then I would go back to despising
my body and my looks. No matter what anyone said, I wouldn’t change my opinion
on myself. In my eyes I was morbidly obese and repulsive. My ex-boyfriend would
argue with me relentlessly, because I wouldn’t give myself a break.
Finally, a few years down the
line I’ve started to work on my self-esteem, self-confidence and most
importantly me. I’ve finally started listening to people. I look in the mirror
and don’t abhor the person looking back at me. Yes, some days I still cry and
wish I had a body that everyone would be jealous of, but who doesn’t. I’ve come
to terms with the fact that some shops just make sizes smaller than others. If
I don’t like the tag, I just cut it out. Why should I have to feel like I’m
worth less because I carry a little more weight? Well, I shouldn’t. I’m just as
much of a person as the size 0 models. Granted, yes, I am trying to lose some
weight, but that’s more for health reasons and I have vowed to never be a size
0. Who says you can’t be a little chunky? I’ve become more daring with fashion,
and I care less about what people think about my thighs, arms and stomach.
There are some fashions that I tend to avoid, because my confidence isn’t quite
up there yet. However, I wear what I like and give a huge middle finger in the
air to those people who say that I’m ‘too fat’ to carry them off.
Unfortunately, we live in a
society where if you don’t look a certain way or wear a certain size you’re
deemed less of a person. Well, I say that I am more of a person for trying to
change society’s standards and I applaud those that already do. We all need to
realise that, we should love ourselves no matter what we look like, because if
we don’t love ourselves then we seem to point out ‘flaws’ of other people just
to make ourselves feel better. Just remember, the next time you call someone
fat, think about how you would feel if they pointed out your insecurity. People
aren’t always what they seem.
So, yeah, that's what happened to me.
