| I've entertained obesity since I was in High School, | | | | the self-help movement and from that |
| but prior to that, there had never been one | | | | jumping-off point, I discovered metaphysics. |
| moment in my life when I didn't think I was fat. | | | | That word, metaphysics, is really scary to some |
| I've learned since then that it was the 'thinking I | | | | people. It shouldn't be. It's defined as the |
| was fat' that was the culprit. I'm not morose | | | | philosophical study of being. Studying being was a |
| about it because it was the main catalyst that led | | | | natural for me. I've always been a searcher for |
| me to spiritual healing or body mind healing. | | | | the Truth. I tried immersing myself in religion by |
| I moved from being just fat to obese after I had | | | | becoming a nun, but did not find truth there. I'd |
| my children. I'm a different kind of fat woman. I | | | | even become a nun. I never had my questions |
| carry myself well. I choose stylish clothing. I don't | | | | answered satisfactorily. In metaphysics, I found |
| think I'm less than anyone else just because I'm | | | | some very satisfying answers, answers that |
| overweight. I don't enter into a crowd of | | | | allowed me to settle within myself and love what |
| strangers with a shrinking feeling. I have a | | | | I found there. |
| commanding presence. I know who I am. I never | | | | I discovered that because I was thinking, I must |
| thought that being obese made me less than | | | | be mind itself, because it's only mind that can |
| anyone else, and I'm always surprised when I | | | | think. I learned that, amazingly, life is a science and |
| encounter that in others, men in particular. I don't | | | | that it has a set of laws that govern it. I learned |
| come across as less-than in any area of my life | | | | that by becoming skillful at using those laws, I |
| and I've had to work hard within myself to get | | | | could improve my own health, wealth and |
| here. It's just been in the last few years that I | | | | happiness. |
| realized that writing the be-all, end-all, do-all weight | | | | Although I am still obese, I have none of the |
| loss book was not the end goal in my life because | | | | so-called illnesses linked with obesity. My blood |
| that was not my area of expertise. | | | | pressure is 124/80. I do not have diabetes. My |
| And what was my area of expertise? I fully love | | | | body is both sturdy and lithe, and at age 67, I |
| and accept my Self despite the size of my body. | | | | never take any medications. These are substantial |
| I know how to accomplish self-acceptance and | | | | claims and I'm proud of myself for being able to |
| self-love. I can effect spiritual healing, so far | | | | make them. I have lost 35 pounds to date with |
| beyond. dieting which doesn't work. My mind went | | | | purely mental means and I'm going to persevere |
| boinnnng! when I made this discovery, and it's | | | | until it's all gone. |
| been a source of life-changing results. I decided | | | | I love to share with - well, okay, anyone who will |
| that what I needed to do as a pay-it-forward | | | | listen - that there is a way that each of us |
| was to share with the obese community how to | | | | overweight, obese, or fat women can gain this |
| accomplish self-acceptance and self-love | | | | understanding and learn to love herself large as I |
| themselves. This became my retirement goal. | | | | did. I think in order to do this you have to ask |
| I know that you can learn to fully love and accept | | | | yourself a lot of questions and find the most |
| yourself and I wrote the story of how I | | | | honest answers inside yourself so that you can |
| accomplisehd it to share with you, so you could | | | | make steady progress. Is what I'm now doing in |
| use body mind healing yourself. | | | | my life making me feel good about myself? What |
| Obesity has been the main catalyst in my life. It is | | | | else do I know to do at this time that might |
| the reason I became a searcher for the truth. I | | | | improve my self-esteem? Am I willing to do that? |
| wanted to find a way to heal this condition | | | | If no, why not? If this won't work for me, what |
| permanently. I tried everything I could think of to | | | | will? You can never ask yourself too many |
| effect a cure. Not one thing I tried provided a | | | | questions. Your questions and the answers you |
| permanent healing. Medicine didn't help; psychology | | | | conjure up can be the catalyst that leads you into |
| didn't help; religion didn't help and then I discovered | | | | the promised land. I wish you great success. |