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How do you deal with body comments?

Lammchen

Lammchen

How do you deal with body comments? Has your therapist given you some suggestions on how to deal with the things people say?

I know that sometimes a flippant comment might not mean much coming from someone, but to me it can stick in my mind for a very long time.
 
I used to always let what people said about my body affect me and of course, that would then lead to me getting down and feeling self-conscious due to what had been said, being someone who would let one thing that had been said to me get to me for a long time it never made it easy.

As I got older the more I took less notice of what others said to me about my body and it has helped me feel better about myself. I now look at it as, if I am unhappy with my body it is up to me to change it.
 
I am obese, but I have been getting complements lately because I went from 489 pounds down to 357 pounds, and I am still losing weight. I am dieting and exercising, and I want to get down to 220 pounds.
 
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