Story 945
I recall being about 14 years old and at the beach with the boy I liked. I had a towel wrapped around my body, ever self conscious at that age, but the towel had slipped away as I sat down just enough for him to glimpse my belly... I still recall to this day the visceral feeling of shame and humiliation as he said 'Eww, look at your belly fat' as I quickly grasped the towel back around my body. I was tiny, at that age and even now have endlessly prioritised my weight and fitness ever since, and yet now in my 30's I still hear that comment in my mind when I look at my stomach.