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[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They aren't concerned you've lost too much weight, they are worried about their own self image and what it means that you can actually maintain a healthy weight.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yup, people call me "skinny" and I'm right at the borderline between normal and overweight. I could lose 20 lbs and still be in the healthy range. In fact, I'm trying to cut about 10 lbs just to make sure I don't creep up into the overweight range.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

You have it completely right. Same thing happened to me, as soon as I was a single pound less than clinically overweight, I was being told by family I was dangerously skinny.

Some skewed perspectives for sure.