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The day of the party, I had lots of thoughts running through my head: Will I be able to sit down at the party? Will they have furniture I can fit on? Will that furniture hold me even if I can fit on it? What if I have to stand for hours? What if I sweat from moving around? Will there be food? Will I look like I’m dieting if I don’t eat anything? What if I eat too much?

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I was 10 years old when I was first called fat.

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It is about being smaller. Taking up less space. Being as skinny as possible.

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Who knew weight loss could be so fun?

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My initial thought was if there was something wrong with me, what was it? What did I have to do to be within a normal weight like my friends? 

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You are strong for deciding to eat lunch when your mind is screaming, not for going to work with an empty stomach.

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Please know that I’ve stood in front of mirrors and hated my body.

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You’re in love with someone who wants so badly to be intimate with you, and yet you struggle in allowing yourself to open up because you feel insecure.