Reply #132: I know what you mean ---

[Katherine Brengle]

When I was first in college, I was a size 4 (I had major body image problems for as long as I can remember, so even then I thought I was terribly overweight and I spent hours every day in the gym--it wasn't good), and I was always the life of the party.

A couple of years later I got pregnant and ended up gaining about 60 lbs. After I had my daughter, I carried that extra weight (most of it anyway) for about 10 months before I decided I couldn't handle it.

The invisibility thing is very true, and very hurtful. I was happy at home--I had a great man and a great baby, but when I was in public, I felt like a freak. It made no sense. I didn't "need" anyone to pay attention to me, but we all need to socialize, ya know?