This last statement, "I feel fat," really bothers me because fat
is not a feeling. Fat is a noun. Fat is something our bodies
need to live and function (providing energy, protecting vital
organs, and helping hormonal functions and childbearing).
Sometimes people are so worried about what their bodies look
like that they can't separate their true feelings from their
body image. That's when people start saying "I feel fat," or
something similar like, "I hate the way I look." Usually when
people say, "I feel fat" they are experiencing some negative
emotions that don't have anything at all to do with their body.
Usually having a "bad body image day" is an indicator that you
are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, fearful, lonely, etc.
Women who have a history of struggling with an eating disorder
are especially prone to transform their negative feelings into
negative attitudes about their body. I have noticed this
phenomenon in my own life even though I have never struggled
with disordered eating. Sometimes as