When I was heavier, I danced and I jumped out of planes. I've always rejected the idea that there's a certain look or size that makes it acceptable to live life.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I felt very comfortable about myself when I was much heavier. I feel much better about myself from being fit.
I was always told that I was too small, too skinny, too slow, not tough enough, and I never ever believed what people told me.
When I was larger, people said I was fat. Now that I've lost weight, they say I died.
I danced a lot when I was younger, and I've always had decent, shapely legs and thought it's now or never. I mean, when you're pushing 40, are you really going to wander around in a dress that's midthigh length?
Don't waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living.
For me, I am a really tall woman, and I am really tall in heels, and I feel bigger, and I like being bigger. I think I was a king in a past life.
I always thought I was so fit.
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 was very, very large as a kid and never athletic, and my home life was a little upside down and I never felt comfortable.
My life is quite physical anyway. When you are three-foot-six you kind of have to climb stuff now and again, and you find yourself in quite precarious situations just to manage in what is quite a big world.