This Is Fat with a Capital F

Life when you are Fat looks different than when you have fat

Gwenna Laithland
Nov 5 · 4 min read
Photo from Pixabay

“Gwenna, you’ve lost weight! You look so good!” A friend I’d not seen in some months tried to give me a compliment when we met for coffee the other day. Her observation wasn’t wrong. I have been losing weight.

Her words still cut. Deep. I’ll admit I suck at taking a compliment, but this…

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Gwenna Laithland

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Gwenna Laithland is a professional writer, humorist, and essayist. Contact her at GwennaLaithland@gmail.com

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