Fats and their "anorexia" (a theory) You know how gigantaurs on social media frequently claim to be current or recently recovered anorexics? I had a thought about that. So, I had an actual eating disorder. I'm not proud, it was a fucked up time in my life. I still have a somewhat complicated relationship with food, but I make good nutritional choices and maintain my weight through running instead of undereating. Point being, I am familiar with the psychology of anorexia. And a large part of it is shame. Even though I was underweight (BMI around 16.5), I saw my body as fat and sloppy, and felt constantly self conscious and ashamed of it. Now, the Tumblr fatties like to say "I used to be anorexic! I was starving myself! But I still didn't lose weight because this is just how my body is, so now I've embraced muh curves!" Here's what I think was really going on. They weren't anorexic- they were self aware. They were ashamed of the state they'd allowed their bodies to get into, and reasonably so. But rather than adopt healthy lifestyle changes like cutting out sugar and doing more cardio, they made a couple half assed attempts at "dieting," which likely made them feel hungry because they weren't choosing the right foods.  So in their minds, "ashamed of my body" + "felt kinda hungry" = "ANOREXIA." And thus, surrendering to poor habits and an inevitable early grave in the guise of Body Acceptance = "I beat anorexia." Which pisses me off, because it diminishes the accomplishments of those of us who are actually battling eating disorders. (Pro tip: it's almost never completely in the past.) "Loving my body" doesn't mean eating junk food all the time. To me, the real expression of self-acceptance is keeping my body healthy and fit. So no, fatties. You didn't overcome anorexia. You overcame your subconscious's last cry for help.