that is EXACTLY the kind of positive self-affirmation that we all need to hear!!! you can never remind yourself enough!
i'm in the same boat, tracie - i've always been a chunk (except for in college, where, miraculously, i was down to 165). i'm about the same age as you (35), and am currently now at my highest weight ever (250
).
because i'm failry tall (5'10"), my family always gave me the same lines about being "big boned". the only one who was ever blunt about my weight was my grandfather, who was a type II diabetic and must have seen the tendency in me, since i carry the weight mostly around the middle and have always had the proclivity for sugar/carb binges.
those days are over now... keep on keepin' on!
