Why it’s Absolutely Okay to Workout When You’re NOT THAT FAT

I am RAEdiant

Earlier this year I signed for gym membership for the first time and here’s my story.

When I was in my teenage years I was undeniably thin, my bone structure is obvious and my chin was prominent. Until college, it was a struggle for me to gain weight even though I always eat my heart out. You see, there’s a negative perception from other people when you’re slender. One, they think you have worms in your tummy. Two, people think you’re not being fed at home. Three, they think you’re anorexic or bulimic.

As I grew up, well, I knew my metabolism was getting slow. I started gaining weight, probably because the new environment I lived in, I lived in Manila for roughly four years. And when I went back home, I still looked like I gained weight. I was always known to be “patpatin.”

So, that’s just a short…

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