That Word ‘Thin’ Is Doing A Lot Of Heavy Lifting

While at a class at the gym, I’m saying something self-deprecating about needing to switch to lighter plate weights before my set.

Coach: “Oh, don’t be like that! I remember when you started, you couldn’t even lift the lightest bar with no plates. You’ve improved loads!”

Me: “Yeah, but had I been any weaker, I couldn’t have lifted my arms. That illness last autumn was awful, I got badly medically underweight, and so weak.”

Other Girl In Gym Class: “Oh, that must’ve been great! I wish I could eat anything I want!”

Me: *Incredulously.* “I couldn’t eat anything, whether I wanted it or not. I was sick. I got too weak to stand up. That’s sort of the problem I came here to the gym to solve.”

Girl: “Thin! It must be great!”

Me & Coach: “…”