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Sorry for format (if that's actually a thing) since mobile.
I've seen a couple posts/comments about people looking back on pictures and realizing they weren't as fat as they felt they were.
In high school, I would hide in large shirts and pants and avoid form fitting clothes because the only thing I've ever thought since I can remember was "I'm fat". I even recall being in elementary, and I was in line with my class after recess and was sucking my stomach in as best as I could and holding it. It was a trick my mom had told me would help me lose weight. That was never true, but I've done it for so long that I still do it to this day. Without even thinking about it. In my mind I have always been fat. And I thought I always would be.
Earlier this year, I began CICO. And it has really done wonders for me. However, I'm still in that mindset of "I'm fat". And while it's not exactly healthy, it's okay. For two reasons. One, I'm working on changing things so I make myself healthier. And if that means I'm not rail thin with a perfect stomach, so be it. Two, I love myself more than I used to. I used to could never find one thing about my appearance that I appreciated, much less loved. Yet, now I find that I have so much more love for myself than I did.
The important thing isn't about what size pants you can fit down into. It's not about the numbers on the scale. (If those are your goal, more power to you!) It's about being healthy and happy in your own skin. And as long as you accomplish that, nothing else matters.
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