However, I know from personal experience there’s no guarantee that as the scales go down, one’s sense of self-value rises. Even as a child I was on the bigger side of average, and instinctively I felt ‘different’ to other little girls. The typical one was, ‘You’ve lost so much weight, you look amazing.’ It felt wonderful – and why wouldn’t it? People tell me I’m beautiful now, with no reference to my size or shape, because I believe they see the confidence I have. I’m not the ‘jolly’ fat friend Lizi or the slim, glamorous Lizi, always perfectly coiffured.

Source: Daily Mail June 20, 2020 23:03 UTC