Thanks so much for the great advice!

Wannabeskinny, I have the same feelings about my fat self being my "true self." Even when I've lost the weight, I've already defeated myself by thinking that gaining it back is inevitable. I'm working on it.

Ok, so this song just came into my head, I looked it up, Johnny Mercer:

You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr in-between

Hope it helps, it's helping me already, Thanks! :sunny:

I handle it in a very similar way. I remind myself that the voice is coming from a place inside me that is hurt, confused, and scared. I examine it for any truth, then gently and firmly dismiss the voice as Not Helpful and take a few breaths to get myself back on track. Sometimes it's an all-day battle and I have to keep doing it over and over, but I'm trying to be more compassionate with myself these days- even with that nasty, negative little voice in my head.

I realize it's totally just water retention because I've been on plan.