I have always felt confident in my professional life but not so much in personal interactions. I always worry that I don't hold my own in a conversation and feel that people tend to ignore my presence. Not sure that its my weight that puts people off or if I let my low self esteem come through and it wouldn't matter about the weight. When I lost a lot of weight previously, I felt more confident and felt that people paid more attention to me, but it is probably me being more comfortable in social situations so I put myself out there and become more interesting.