Emotional Weight Loss - Part 1

I’ve thought for awhile that while my physical weight seems to come off relatively easily (you know, with the basic eat-right/exercise often activities) it seems to take a little more time for the emotional “weight” to come off. While I’m no longer physically the fat girl that I always felt I was, I still feel like the fat girl emotionally. I think that’s probably my biggest struggle because I don’t have a way to see results like I do with my physical weight. I can step on the scale and know when another pound has melted, but there’s just no way I can visualize my results in the emotional arena. I still feel like I’m being judged or overlooked because I still feel like the fat girl. I'm improving on my idea that the fat girl of years past is now the girl who will not be treated with disrespect. I owe it to myself to stand up for myself. I owe it to my daughters to stand up for myself. I owe it to myself to forgive myself for not having the confidence to stand up for myself in years past. That’s what I’m working on - forgiving myself. It’s just another step in the journey…