The first time I noticed this I was in college, on an extreme low fat diet, and running 3 miles/day. I noticed that other women, especially, became really nasty to me. I went into therapy over it.

I had lost over 100 pounds (and still had 50 to go) and I was in a real quandry over my body image. I would stare at my face in the mirror for hours. I looked like a Modigliani painting to myself. The funny thing is, I was still overweight to anyone who hadn't known me before. So I was both really thin and still fat, and man did it mess with me. But I do remember when I entered the sexual competition arena, that place where I ceased to be everyone's cute fat pal and became a threat.

I don't know it will be an issue now. I am married, a mother. However, I feel real empathy for younger women who lose a lot of weight. Thank goodness folks have the Internet now.

~~Amaara