Sunday, 1 July 2012

Arggghhh!!!

So I'm majorly angry, upset and just plain frustrated right now. This is going to be ranty and personal, so bear with me people.
I will admit one thing. I'm not your average skinny girl, I'm not even an average girl. I'm large. There I've said it. So anyone that wants to make fat jokes and laugh at me. Go ahead. I've probably heard it all before anyway.
I've had problems with my weight for a very long time now and only recently have I been diagnosed with a condition that actually makes it difficult for me to lose weight, which sucks majorly. It's a pretty common condition in women and it comes with a whole host of nasty problems, including weight gain and the difficulty in losing it. Brill. But worse than this is the fact that I may not be able to have kids. So from my point of view, not being able to have kids greatly outweighs the whole "oh gosh, I'm a little overweight" problem. Even so, I do want to lose weight and I have tried pretty much everything under the sun.
I lost a considerable amount of weight about 5 years ago. To achieve this, it took me not eating very much at all and a very abusive ex who told me to keep not eating. This made me very ill and I wasn't happy and I was just generally in a very bad place in my life.
So what happened when I lost loads of weight? Was everyone happy for me? Did they leave me alone? Fuck no. I was apparently too skinny then. And apparently I looked gaunt and I looked better when I was fatter. Fucking brilliant. Everyone went mental about what I ate (or didn't) and about how much I exercised (a lot). I didn't realise how bad it was until I was taking to my best friend recently and she told me how she used to have to cry to get me to eat. I didn't remember that until she mentioned it- I guess I must've just blocked it out.
But anyway, I'm not thin anymore. Not remotely. But I was happy. Not anymore. It probably boils down to the fact that I got rid of the controlling psycho, met my lovely, loving boyfriend and just stopped being so obsessed with what I eat. I admit though, I've probably relaxed a little too much because as soon as I started eating, I put on all the weight and then some. But because I was in a better place in my life, it didn't bother me as much as it used to. So why am I so upset today?
I don't know. I don't know why I let it get to me so much today. Basically it's my cousin's birthday tomorrow and they're all wearing saris. So they asked me to as well. I don't particularly like looking like a freshie, but if everyone else is, then it'll be fun. Right? So I told my mum this. And bloody hell. She launches into a massive lecture on how I shouldn't wear a sari because I'm too fat and ugly. About how I shouldn't listen to my cousins because they can say anything because they'll look pretty in a sari, but I'll look ugly so why would I do that. She said a lot more, but I can't recall it all without crying again. I do love my mum, but boy can she be harsh! I don't think I've been this upset in a very long time. All the optimism I talked about in the last post has deserted me tonight :( I sent a text to my cousin about how I'm feeling and some of the things I said scares me. I feel like I'm slipping back down into the dark place. And I don't want to. Not again. I'm hoping that writing down my feelings will help and maybe let other people know they're not alone if they're dealing with something similar.
I'm sick and fucking tired of people telling me I have to look a certain way. Especially Tamils. Go get a bloody life. I'm not your fucking concern. Don't worry, you're not going to have to find me a husband, I've done that myself. And seeing as that what most of them are worried about, I've solved that. So fuck off. If my boyfriend can look at me, and not throw up in my face, then I'm doing well.

If anyone feels as crap as I do right now, feel free to talk to me. Apparently I'm a good listener xx

2 comments:

  1. Ooh how I understand so much of how you feel!!! I always felt I was big even when I was slim, and after having the kids found it so hard to lose the weight but I looked the way I thought I looked even when I was skinny - if that makes sense?!! My trouble is though I tend to have a worse opinion of myself than others! Im not comfortable in myself. This year though I really wanna change, as I too have a medical condition and for me it will be helped if I lose weight. I have started this year aiming to do a 5k run for next year, so hopefully increasing exercise and trying to watch what I eat may have a better effect on me and my health. I just find it hard to get the motivation and do it on my own!

    You are not what I would call 'big' and you look beautiful no matter what anyone says, and of course you should wear the Sari!!! You will look absolutely gorgeous in it!!! If people dont like you as you are then bollox to them! You are lovely inside and out, and as long as you are happy who cares what they say!! I know its a bit hard to take when its family, but they are who they are so although you have to hear what they say, you dont have to 'listen'! xx

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    1. Thank you so much for your comment!
      I know exactly what you mean by it's difficult to do it on your own. I've recently started doing Zumba, which I think is loads of fun, and therefore I've kept at it for a while now. Hopefully it'll help!
      But seriously, you should be comfortable with yourself too! I told you that when I first met you, I couldn't believe you weren't around my age, let alone that you had kids!!
      I hope your training for the run goes well! Maybe we should motivate each other from afar :) cheesy, I know, but I'm willing to try anything xx

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