sorting through some old photo albums the other night, i was really struck by the body shapes. in high school and college we had a "friend" we openly called "fat sweaty adam". there were plenty of pix of another friend and roommate who frequently referred to herself as "roley-poley." and still another woman who constantly fretted about being lumpy and overweight. her genetic lottery would never have allowed her a pleasing shape, but the extra pounds really did NOT help her already low self-esteem. these were all pix from the early to mid-80s. compared to people now, just 30 years later? they do not even look fat.
we had the flip side friend. who was "skinny-non-perspirant adam" and a few others who were VERY skinny, including one of my college boyfriends. they look like wraiths, and i don't think that i now know anybody THAT skinny. even the skinny kids.
as for me? i'd forgotten how truly skinny i was at certain points, especially the high-ana days. jutting collar bones and such. my face all angles. not sure how i feel about that. oy.
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