I just want to share a wonderful article written by Australian writer Kasey Edwards, entitled "When Your Mother Says She's Fat." It's about the dangerous messages we get about body weight, not just from our parents but from our society. Edwards is dead-on, and her story is very touching. Here's a link to the article:

http://www.rolereboot.org/life/details/2013-06-when-your-mother-says-shes-fat

I read it a few days ago (being from Australia) and I agree it's spot on, and one of the reasons why on one hand, while I've always told my daughter that her worth has nothing to do with what she sees in a mirror, I've also had to explain why I underwent WLS, and plastic surgery.

In the end, though, it was actually two sides of the same thing, I just didn't know it. The WLS made me think about ME and stopped me putting myself last and self-deprecating. Losing weight made me focus how my outsides never changed the person I was on the inside, and I think that's a GOOD lesson if done right.

I am talking about myself in more positive terms now, and it's not because I'm thinner, it's because I've learnt to actually love myself in the process of all this.

I am talking about myself in more positive terms now, and it's not because I'm thinner, it's because I've learnt to actually love myself in the process of all this.

That's exactly how I feel!