[tw: calorie counting, weight loss]

My girlfriend is a US size 16, and I am a US size 20. Her mother told us that we need to start writing down everything we eat so we know how many calories we are consuming and not burning. Because since neither of us wants to exercise to her satisfaction - I have very bad patellas that become inflamed if I do a lot of exercise and my girlfriend’s ankle broke as a child and it didn’t heal properly, so it hurts her and sometimes she can’t walk on it - that must mean we need to cut our calories in order to lose weight…

…which was not a goal for either of us. We’re both fine with our bodies. But, apparently, we need to lose weight. And when we say no, we’re shamed about it.

Thin privilege is not being told that you’re lazy and useless because you refuse to diet. Thin privilege is not being told that you need to count your calories. Thin privilege is not having your injuries ignored because you’re just making excuses.