alexandriatothemax TW;
Itās part of the job, I told myself. Like an athlete, sort of. I mean, yes, I hadnāt had a period in six years...but Olympic gymnasts donāt get one either? Iām not anorexic. Iām committed to my work. Thatās different. Isnāt it? And when Iād go to my former agency, theyād still find flaws..so I canāt be that skinny? Theyād say āyour legs look athleticā. Which was code in agency lingo for bulky, fat even. Of course they were athletic, I was spending two hours a day doing Pilates. And Iām āpear shapedā, like they had told me. I had picked Pilates for that reason. Thinking it would shed the fat off my legs and hips but still build the āthinly tonedā look they so demanded. But you can work and starve all you want and itāll never shed the shape of your wishbone shaped hips. I didnāt realize that, so I clung to my worth in each number of the scale shed. āWhen Iām 115, Iāll be happy! Thatās the perfect weightā Iād tell myself at 5ā10 and already underweight. When I reached 115? 111. The number I had weighed at my freshman physical when my mom said āwow youāre really growing up!ā. 111? Well 110 would be a lot better! 110? Well how hard is 5 pounds to lose? At 105 I wouldnāt be even considered a waif, by Hollywood terms. But Iād be close enough. I got to 108 when I started losing my hair. Falling asleep to fast and heavy heartbeats. I knew I was dying. I saw it as hard work. Iād relish in being able to wear clothes from the childrenās section. Being able to wrap my whole grip around my forearm. I had no energy unless it was fabricated by caffeine. I told myself it was dedication and not disorder. And to this day, thereās a strong part of me that feels Iāve failed. That feels sad when I look at these videos and pictures and knows I donāt look like this anymore. That Iām not āstrongā enough to get back to that point. Well, thank God for weakness then. I donāt know what I weigh now, but more importantly, I donāt really care. I know my worth is more than a number. I know that I can be committed to my career but also to my health at the same time. I know that itās okay to have a dinner thatās more than 200 fucking calories.