In thinking about the “Don’t Believe the Rumor” passage, I have come to the conclusion that my experiences, thus far, have solidified my toxic belief that I’m not good enough because of my weight.  I’ve had at least 5 experiences where men, ranging from relatives to boyfriends to complete strangers, have negatively commented about my weight.  One went so far as to say that I needed to lose weight in order to get married.

Unfortunately, these comments came at times in my life where I was already insecure about my appearance so they served to further ingrain the belief.  It has been so difficult to even begin to overcome these experiences and rid myself of this toxic thinking.  I continue to work on it but I really wish people would keep their comments to themselves sometimes.