Wow, this is so relatable. As a multi-sport teen athlete I must have been burning so many calories a day, and the muscles in my body were growing so much to perform at the level I was at, but I was terrified of my appetite, and constantly felt I shouldn’t have been as hungry as I was. I felt so much shame around eating.
At 15 I strained my knee doing normal sports stuff, an incredibly temporary injury I now know just needed rest and ice, (albeit a break that felt interminable during a busy sports season)but at the time the family doctor told me “often losing weight helps ease knee problems”.
Now as an adult woman who only exercises a fraction of what I used to, my body is smaller and my appetite often nearly nonexistent, I really relate to being a foodie who loves to cook and eat out but people don’t always believe me since I’m “so skinny”. I don’t know why, but after a hard period of life with a lot of anxiety in my mid-20s my appetite just never came back :/
Llewelyn! I’m so grateful this resonated with you and I’m even more grateful that you shared your experience. There are so many women and teens who need to know that their relationship with their appetites is not abnormal.
I hope that your relationship with your appetite changes and you get to enjoy food again in the future <3. Even though my written story concluded with having a low appetite, my lived story did not and will not end there.
Wow, this is so relatable. As a multi-sport teen athlete I must have been burning so many calories a day, and the muscles in my body were growing so much to perform at the level I was at, but I was terrified of my appetite, and constantly felt I shouldn’t have been as hungry as I was. I felt so much shame around eating.
At 15 I strained my knee doing normal sports stuff, an incredibly temporary injury I now know just needed rest and ice, (albeit a break that felt interminable during a busy sports season)but at the time the family doctor told me “often losing weight helps ease knee problems”.
Now as an adult woman who only exercises a fraction of what I used to, my body is smaller and my appetite often nearly nonexistent, I really relate to being a foodie who loves to cook and eat out but people don’t always believe me since I’m “so skinny”. I don’t know why, but after a hard period of life with a lot of anxiety in my mid-20s my appetite just never came back :/
Llewelyn! I’m so grateful this resonated with you and I’m even more grateful that you shared your experience. There are so many women and teens who need to know that their relationship with their appetites is not abnormal.
I hope that your relationship with your appetite changes and you get to enjoy food again in the future <3. Even though my written story concluded with having a low appetite, my lived story did not and will not end there.
I am hopeful! There are ups and downs!