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I Post pictures of myself at my highest weight- very few comments/likes

Post pictures when I’ve lost weight- many many comments/likes (compliments,way to go, etc)

Maybe I wouldn’t have such a screwed up mentality about my self image if encouragement/positive comments happened at any size when posting on social media. Basically people are just affirming what I already knew , which is I’m only pretty when I’m thinner.

I get we just glow and radiate when we are healthier- of course people are drawn to that- but if you don’t know then I have no way to express the mental anguish some people experience when it comes to perception of beauty and self. I am semi-comfortable most days. But my insecurities won’t allow me to put more than a few pictures of myself online- in my thinner or heavier phases.

(I thank God for my husband who always uplifts and just makes me feel beautiful and honestly that’s enough for me)

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Rainy day under a waterfall in the Arkansas Ozarks [OC][1331X1997] - Author: danwolfcatcher on reddit

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Such a moving statue ❤️

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Some moment happens in your life that you say yes right up to the roots of your hair, that makes it worth having been born just to have happen. Laughing with somebody till the tears run down your cheeks. Waking up to the first snow. Being in bed with somebody you love … whether you thank God for such a moment or thank your lucky stars, it is a moment that is trying to open up your whole life. If you turn your back on such a moment and hurry along to business as usual, it may lose you the ball game. if you throw your arms around such a moment and hug it like crazy, it may save your soul.

Frederick Buechner (via wordpainting)