Attention, Skinny Gals!  by Nicole S  Have you ever noticed that
skinny people are always the first to talk about their dieting
problems? I have many friends who do that: They're thin and fit,
yet insist they need to diet. And then they talk about it
endlessly — what they ate, what they didn't eat, why they're
sick of dieting, how successful they've been (or unsuccessful).
When skinny people talk about the woes of dieting, all it does
is make me feel worse about myself. And I admit that perhaps it
brings out a teensy weensy bit of hostility in me. I mean, if a
skinny woman thinks she needs to diet, then what does she think
of me?!  Like this co-worker of mine who insists she needs to
lose 10 pounds. She has an athletic body type — very fit, with a
completely flat stomach, defined arm muscles, muscular legs.
Still, she wants to lose 10 pounds. She goes on and off diets
regularly, but I think she talks about them more than she
actually does them. I'm always greeted on Monday mornings with,
"You wouldn't believ