A disturbing trend: I've been getting alot of comments recently about how "good" I look.  "Wow, have you lost a little weight?  You look great!"
I've lost weight because I'm not eating heathly and I'm miserable.  I feel worse than I have since the teenage angst of high school.  And yet, because I've lost weight, I look "good."  I don't know how to respond to people when they tell me that.  I don't want to reinforce that message to myself, or to them.  I don't want to take on the belief that skinny is good, despite the context.  I loved my body at Twin Oaks, surrounded by appreciation for the human body in all its forms.  I loved my curves and my strong arms and my hands rough from working in the garden.  Now my skin is smooth and my belly is flat, and I feel weak and lifeless.  THIS is what I'm getting appreciated for?