Some of my battles with weight have been very public. But most of them have been internal. Even at my thinnest, when my body was being praised, I wasn't happy with what I saw in the mirror or how I felt about myself.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A few years ago I lost 30 pounds, and people still wanted to criticize. And honestly, I'm happy with myself if I'm a little heavier. I realized: 'Why am I trying to conform to someone else's idea of beauty?' I think I'm beautiful either way.
I sympathize far more with heavier people than I ever will with thin. I'll never be thin. Let's be honest.
A few years ago, I lost 30 pounds, and people still wanted to criticize. And honestly, I'm happy with myself if I'm a little heavier.
When I became of service to other people I stopped worrying about my weight so much.
My weight is something that people seem to talk about a lot.
I don't like how I have to always be judged for my weight - I hate that.
Weight is just not a hot button. In fact, during my life, it probably should have been on my radar screen a bit more. I look back at work photos and am shocked. Was I eating the people I was interviewing?! Good Lord, I was big.
I only feel better because people aren't being so abusive to me about my weight.
I know what it feels like to carry a lot of weight in a society that's very image-conscious. It's a thin person's world, and we try to navigate within it without being made fun of.
I felt very comfortable about myself when I was much heavier. I feel much better about myself from being fit.