Barbara Ward-Finneran
"Leave the fat girl home!" Those can be wicked words. Words that sting to the core of a girl's being. Whether just a few pounds over ideal weight or obese - no female I know, "out there", fancies being referred to as "fat"!
Having "found myself", after being morbidly obese for longer then I can to admit to, I recently learned that "Leave the fat girl home!" is something I now must mentally say to myself. In this process of recovery, I have embraced that you choose everyday which direction to walk on your personal journey. Mistakes happen. Sometimes you take steps backward. There are days you leap ahead. However, for me, I know I have company on the adventure - for I have a "fat soul" and it will never leave me.
