Reply #25: Well I think it's a matter of personal

[Cadence]

preference and the way being in your body feels is going to vary person to person. For me I'm thin and I don't think about the social acceptance aspect. That never enters my mind. I like the way my body feels, the way I move, it feels right to me. When I get extra weight and start feeling weighed down or heavy, I hate it.
But I don't diet. I eat rich foods, I eat whatever I crave...which is usually a lot of mexican food. I'm not a huge sugar craver and I only eat when I'm hungry and then only until I'm full. I have one of those very sensitive systems like I can feel when I've ingested caffeine, cold medicines are a bit much etc.
I also would have to have the crappiest genes on the planet because everyone on both my dad and mom's side of the family is at least 100 pounds overweight. So I don't think it's due to genetics that I've stayed thin. Honestly I think one of the key points is to never get into that mental cycle of deprivation. Like telling yourself no or rewarding yourself with food. I find that when I do that I start craving the high sugar things that make me feel like crap but taste really good. But if I always let myself have whatever I want but only when hungry then stop when I'm full it breaks that deprivation cycle.

For me it gets me back into listening to what my body really wants and makes my internal drives more attuned to the hunger/full cycle rather than controlling the type of food cycle.

I hope that made sense. I didn't get much sleep last night. Sorry if it didn't.

So in summary...just be you. Get really good at being you.