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Aw, I feel your pain, Mousey Girl! Stomach issues & stress are just the worst!! Congrats on your weight loss, but I wish it was under much different circumstances! I hate to see you hurting!!

When my grandfather passed away (he was very ill & I took care of him) I found I never, ever had the time to eat. Plus, when I did manage to eat, I was never able to keep it down for very long. My nerves were just raw and frazzled. I was juggling so much, and my weight dropped to 95 lbs. (I'm 5"7).

I didn't really take the time to slow down and notice. However, everybody else did. I got gasps and comments like, "are you sick?" or, "do you think maybe you could find your missing ass?" This is when I learned that no man is a fan of the emaciated Nicole Richie look. Especially when some jerk told me he was "afraid to hug me for fear I would break".

I've since gained all 20 pounds back (my love of bean & cheese burritos ensured this.) & now I'm back to being a whiny female who's never happy with the way I look.