| I have thought I was fat all my life. Eventually it had | | | | think I'm less than anyone else just because I'm |
| to show forth, eh, so I've been obese since High | | | | overweight. I don't enter into a crowd of strangers |
| School. I have learned beyond that time that it was | | | | with a shrinking feeling. I have a commanding |
| me thinking I was fat that was the problem, because | | | | presence. I know who I am. I never thought that |
| if you saw my high school and grade school pictures, | | | | being obese made me less than anyone else, and I'm |
| you wouldn't think "fat" immediately. I'm okay with all | | | | always surprised when I encounter that in others, |
| this because this struggle with weight has been the | | | | men in particular. I don't come across as less-than in |
| premium catalyst that lead me to discover body mind | | | | any area of my life and I've had to work hard within |
| healing or spiritual healing. | | | | myself to get here. It's just been in the last few |
| I moved from being just fat to obese after I had | | | | years that I realized that writing the be-all, end-all, |
| my children. I'm a different kind of fat woman. I | | | | do-all weight loss book was not the end goal in my |
| carry myself well. I choose stylish clothing. I don't | | | | life because that was not my area of expertise. |