This is us eating. Not something we do very often, but here we are caught in the act. We know this is a disturbing image, and we’re sorry for those of you who are disgusted. Trust us, we are too. But in our defense, it was a social occasion so we HAD to eat. We did split a veggie burger and a salad though, and it wasn’t our fault the damned kitchen staff added a heaping pile of tater tots, which, to our credit, we couldn’t even finish. But maybe that was because we were loaded up on alcohol. Either way…

Photo Credit: Thanks, Muffin Man!

I’ve been so excited about the swine flu that I almost made these images from the CDC the Anorexic Pic of the Week. That’s because I’m willing to try just about anything that’ll help me shed a few extra fat cells and a deadly virus is no exception. So I’m throwing caution to the wind – no face mask, hand washing or newly developed vaccines for me. Just a couple of crossed fingers and a lot of wishful thinking.

A friend and avid reader submitted the following for the second installment of What Would Skinny Lady Do?

Dear Skinny Lady,

Would it be a good idea to post a picture of myself in a bathing suit on Facebook in the hopes that several people might post comments like “You sure have a nice body”? I was thinking that if enough people responded that way, I might find the inner peace, fulfillment, and self-worth that it has been the goal of my body dysmorphic disorder to achieve. The risks might include no one responding and the possibility that even if they did, one day later I would say to myself, “Well, yeah, I looked okay in that picture, but now I’m a fleshy gob.” What would Skinny Lady do? [Read more →]

“My face looks fat in that picture.” When I say things like this, I’m not expecting someone to contradict me because, in truth, even if you think I’m skinny, I’m still going to think I’m fat. It’s more of an observation, an exclamation even. My husband has heard these words a million times, so when I said them today, he just kept his mouth shut. My mom, on the other hand, of all the possible responses she could have made (including no response at all, which is always the most preferable), said: I’m going to throw you away.

Thanks, Mom. I love you too.