I don’t think I’m paranoid that people quietly think them. I may not always know when, but I know the sight of my stomach triggers people’s insecurities.
One time I saw a woman with a stomach as big as an exercise ball in a crop top, and I’ve aspired to rock out as shamelessly as she did in her fully exposed stomach ever since.
This matters to me: I don’t think she was pregnant. And I feel that means she didn’t need a pregnancy as “excuse” to know she’s entitled to proudly showing off her belly.
Btw, I think we’ve got to depict bellies as a sexy part of the body more. Even on abs, imo, a little pudge can look nice.
EDIT: This can happen to people of all shapes and sizes, in fact. The normative pressures will target everyone in their own way.
Oh cmon, I think even if you asked for workout tips(the only way I can imagine these comments being appropriate) and saying your diet isn’t satisfying, they should express acceptance and encouragement to embrace how you are already, and just try to tell you how to feel better. And that’s if you’re actually preparing to accomplish a physical feat in the future(like hiking or walking/running further with less breaks), already in mid-exercise(by expressing you’re already doing great and to keep it up), among other scenarios that I can’t think of rn.
But on their own, these comments don’t seem okay to be telling most thin people.