Growing up my mom would make comments about other people’s weight all the time. She said things like “that person could stand to lose a few pounds” and “they should try skipping a meal once and a while.” She once told me that a bulimic TV actress “just needed to grow-up and lose some weight.” If a person wasn’t super skinny— to her that meant they were fat. These are the beliefs that shaped my own body image. Every time my mom made a disparaging comment about someone else’s weight, I internalized it. I grew up ashamed of my body and my extra weight.
