I have to stay close to my minimum healthy weight because of a congenital spinal issue that has already caused permanent spinal nerve damage and required surgery. It will someday require a lumbar fusion and I aim to put that off as long as possible. No, this isn’t “just naturally slim” —it’s discipline. Just screw absolutely everybody who assumes I stay slender because of vanity or “fat phobia.” Excess weight is a privilege my cartilage-depleted spine cannot manage.