“The shirtless dude in the front of Abercrombie & Fitch told me, ‘You won’t find anything to fit you. You might as well not come in.’”
While the responses were heartbreaking, they were incredibly eye-opening. It's an important conversation to have, so here are some of your experiences with body-shaming:"I was a member of my college's second division track and field team. We had two different coaches during my time. The first coach was great. She was accepting of everyone and their skill levels, and was a super patient and understanding coach.
I can say now that in my 30s I'm able to keep my weight lower than I did in my 20s. But I have to really work at it. I do CrossFit regularly, and I'm always counting calories.But I just can't not care. It's been beaten into me since childhood that people will like and respect me more if I'm not fat. I'm glad I'm not younger nowadays because the body dysmorphia is even worse today. The way actors look now is insane. When I was a kid, only a few dudes had bodies like that. Now it's a prerequisite to star in a movie. These guys have personal trainers and chefs and spend hours in the gym every day, but us average Joes feel pressured to look like them when we have full-time jobs, kids, and no paid assistants. It really sucks.