Well I quite understand how the slimmer girls feel as I used to be slim, however age seems to be adding a few more pounds worst luck.  Even though I thought I was fat, people used to say, no your not, but even healthy size girls have their fat days. 

 Why is it, that we feel it is OK to say to someone who is slim, god your slim and yet, we would never dream of saying to someone who we think is fat, god your fat!!  I think it is because we natually feel that slim is better than fat and so therefore to say to someone they are slim is meant as a compliment and to say to someone they are fat would not be taken as a compliment.  What do you think?

 Also, I wonder, are the people who are making these comments to the slim people generally bigger than them and if so, it is probably envy and not meant to be nasty.

I do try not to say to slim people that they are slim or they have a lovely figure because it might offend them, which I think is a shame, however, I do try to say they look great without saying anything about how slim they are.

 

hi everybody, i have been on both sides of the story because until about 2 years ago i was 'the skinny girl' so i can sympathise with what you are saying about how everyone thinks that because you are skinny you should automatically be happy with your body( .... not true at all!!! i always wanted bigger boobs and a bum!!!). Now for some reason i have gone from being size 8-10 to being 14-16 for no apparent reason and everyone is telling me i am too fat and need to lose weight!!! You just cant win in this world anymore and i know its the easiest thing in the world to say and the hardest thing to do..... but you just have to love your own body, find a shape that naturally suits you and stick to your guns, fight back when people shoot you down for the way you look and 'skinny girls' argue back when you are told to shut up just the same as big girls should learn to love their curves. Find something you love about your body (even if its soething small (or big )) and whenever someone puts you down or you feel down about yourself just focus on that 1 fab bit of your body and i garentee it will make you feel better!!!!!

I really agree with you, i have always been slim and im always arguing the point that its offensive to be called skinny just like it is to be called fat.

Ive always tried to put on weight it just wont happen, thing is though aswell is that im small standing at 5"1 most girls my height are alot chunkier so i always recieve the grief.

Gok Wan is fabulous i love his show, but coleens is amazing to

 

i am a size 6, 5ft, and i can say hand on heart, i am happy with myself, even when people say theyre worried im starving myself and my mother in law even brings food over for me.

i eat fruit, veg etc. but i am very fortunate to come from a family who have never had problems with their weight.

i dont want to lose weight to be a size 0 yet i dont really want to gain weight either, to me its not about being obese or petite its about being happy in your own skin.

as long as your happy and healthy does it really matter what people think?

but saying that, all i see lately is big people coming out proud and happy, good for you... there seems to be a lot of facilities for the bigger person, clothes are starting to be made for bigger sizes, forums, websites.its all good and i welcome them were all people at the end of the day.

but my point is maybe i'm just being naive but where is th help for NATURALLY SLIM HEALTHY GIRLS??? why is it every piece of clothing i have doesnt fit me perfectly...yes i'm petite but then why do designers think i'm 6ft tall?????

i am a woman 29 years of age so why would i want to go in the kids section of clothing only to find trousers with bootylicious or similar sprawled across of bum!!!!!!

anyway thats my 5minute moan sorry!!!!!!

why is ther so many people getting on ther high horse over a tv programme!! wot is a real woman?? seriosly thou!! would someone please explain to me wot ur defination of a real woman is!! i am a woman of 4 children size 8/10 5ft 4in! ive been tryn to get in2 the modeling agency for many years now and my height is the main cause of me struggling to get in spec 4 catwalks ect as thats wher they need the height! anyway no matter who it is may they be slim or curvy we are all equals!! just because we are skinny some of yous may say that dont mean we are happy with our body! we are all REAL WOMAN! none of us are any diffrent or any better than the other one and thats wot yous need to keep telling yourself!! we all have the same organs inside our bodys so we are all real woman! we just have diffrent aperances and personalitys ect ect witch make us a lil diffrent from one another but we are REAL WOMAN!!!! peace and love xxx