Comments on: A Little Anorexia is Hot

By: Citizen of the Month » Beyonce in The Coffee Bean

Citizen of the Month » Beyonce in The Coffee Bean — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:21:07 +0000

[...] not going to believe this. Remember a few days ago, I wrote a post saying how insecure women were, and I said that since I am a male, I’m more confident than [...]

By: savia

savia — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:36:49 +0000

I gained ten pounds before my jaw surgery because I was worried about losing too much weight while my jaw was wired shut. (And I also wanted to eat everything in sight and it was a good excuse!)

Superstar couldn’t keep his hands off me. He loved it. I think he’ll be a bit disappointed when I drop the weight again.

Who am I kidding? He’ll still be all over me.

By: Catheroo

Catheroo — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:54:34 +0000

Neil, please speak at BlogHer on this topic. You will get a standing ovation and lots of bras and panties tossed to you to take home.
I was anorexic once, and at my lowest weight ever, the guy I was dating told me that I looked really good. That before, I used to be wide in the hips and carry a lot of weight in my butt, but now (then) my ass looked awesome.
I will never forget those words.

By: Erin Cooper

Erin Cooper — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:27:18 +0000

Well, as someone who has been obsessed with her weight her entire adult life, I can tell you that it disgusts me how much my size and body issues rule my life. I’ve never been anorexic, but when I was a teen, I was very thin, naturally, and as a late bloomer I put on a significant amount of weight around 19. Meaning, I went from 110 to 142 in a matter of 6 months. I immediately panicked and started working out and trying to eat healthy to lose that weight and have been in that struggle ever since. My friends tell me that I have warped body issues now, that a size 6 is a small size and I should be happy where I am… But I think it’s harder remembering how small I used to be. And yeah, my self esteem, no matter how much I think I should know better, is completely hinged on unrealistic self image goals. Feh…we’re all screwed up in some way, and this is mine. In constant search of the old me. The strange thing is, the old me that weighed 110, was unpopular and had no boyfriend. I’m already married, and my husband tells me I’m beautiful all the time. Go figure. Sure, I blame the media. All those, “Who looks worst in a bikini?” articles are terrifying…

Oh, and as for skinny jeans…They aren’t too uncomfortable. The biggest complaint I have is that when I sit down, they tend to give me a little bit of plumbers crack. I think that’s why that fad for extra long shirts is so hot right now.

By: plain jane

plain jane — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:16:22 +0000

Have you seen Leonard Nimoy’s “Full Body Project” photograpy. http://www.leonardnimoyphotography.com/7body.htm

On John Stewart Nimoy said he had read that some teenagers are having oral sex rather than intercourse because they don’t want to show their bodies.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:49:42 +0000

I have to say that now that I’ve made peace with the fact that I’ve gained some weight in the past year I feel MUCH happier. When I realized my size 6s were no longer fitting I freaked out, thinking my husband was going to have a problem with it. Know what? He didn’t and I did. Now that I have a bit of “junk in my trunk” I actually feel sexier and more like a real woman. I still get on the scale and I don’t know why, as the only really important thing is if my clothes fit well, and now that I’m in the right size they do.

And Brad Pitt…Feh.

By: better safe than sorry

better safe than sorry — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:27:55 +0000

i say keep that dream alive, look at what janet jackson is dating! who’d have thunk that?

By: teahouseblossom

teahouseblossom — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:22:26 +0000

I could never be anorexic. There is too much good food in New York City that’s waiting for me to eat it.

By: laurie

laurie — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:44:12 +0000

You’re so right on about the entitlement men feel and how it’s more than what women feel (at least in my opinion, your Beyonce reference was brilliant and also, you should be writing this for a magazine because you’re far more introspective on the subject than that Elle piece!)

Personally, I can definitely see the difference between men in L.A. and men in other places (out here I find they like ‘em anorexic indeed.) Weird.

But you’re a really great writer, this was one of your best I think

By: Bec

Bec — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:44:35 +0000

I think ijust fell in love with you all over again.