Shelby - I'm so not saying that I don't let these feelings impact me. It's just that I have five children and all of the financial issues that accompany them, so I've always known that if I let my weight completely define me, I would not be able to support them. So, I look to Oprah (fat Oprah, that is) and others for inspiration on how to succeed despite weight issues and remember that I need to give people a chance to accept me and my talents without deciding for them that I am not worth that acceptance.
A year at the YMCA five times a week for hard work-outs? What a tremendous accomplishment! If you can do that, working out the food issues will not be far behind.
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