Truly, the only perception that matters is your own. While you are worried about how others are perceiving you, they are all worried about how YOU are perceiving THEM. And who cares how anyone else perceives you? A woman who is bigger than you may look at you, think you are skinny, and wish she were you. A woman who is smaller than you may look at you and think you look big. Who cares? Do you judge all your friends by their body size? Or, once you get to know them, do you judge them by their character and their heart?
[And, as far as how potential partners may perceive you, I can tell you from personal experience: whatever you've got, there's someone out there who thinks you've got it, and he (or she, depending on your preference) wants it.]
Now, this is not to say that there aren’t ugly, mean people out there who will say hurtful things. And, if your experience is like mine, some of them may be related to you. However, it’s not just size that we are judged on in the minds of these types. It may be gender, income, lifestyle, education, background, race, what side of town you live on, where you go to church, whom you choose to love. A double, “who cares?” Are we going to let our lives be controlled by what others think of us? Then we will waste the precious gift of the life we’ve been given.
Thus, I charge you all: see your own beauty, release the burden of the perception of others. When you are hungry, eat. Stop when you are full. Eat healthy, nutritious food to fuel your body. Exercise in a balanced way. Get proper sleep. Treat your body well. And don’t worry about a number in a garment or on a scale. Perceive, SEE, the brilliant, beautiful human being that you are. Be happy. Live happy.
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