I came across this blog post and thought I would share. One of the things I really have a hard time with is this notion that we somehow have to disown our fat selves as we continue on our journeys in order to prove how much "better" we are now. I don't know if it's different for people who were thin and then gained weight (it may very well be), but for those of us who are lifers and have never known life as anything but fat people, I think the notion of having to distance my "new" self from my "old" self is hollow and unhealthy. We're the sum of our experiences, for better or worse, and regardless of what our numbers are or how we're looking in the mirror these days, our experiences, feelings, and memories are with us for the long haul. I can't articulate it well enough; maybe someday I'll be able to do it justice. In the meantime, while this doesn't represent my experience exactly (especially the first paragraph; in my experience, there are many of us who have never just done whatever we wanted) there's a lot here that resonates. I wish more of us would realize that we're not all bad, and there's a lot of our selves worth saving as we journey on. As always, take it if it helps you, and discard it if it doesn't.

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13018/5-things-i-miss-about-weighing-more-than-300-pounds.html