– How you perceive yourself and how others perceive you when you are obese I used to weigh 265 pounds. I am only about 5’9” so, yes, I was obese. But I was invisible. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? How can a person be composed of so much mass and be invisible? Well, in a society that places such a huge value on thinness, we become conditioned to value thin and consider the obese less than worthy of our attention. Unfortunately, those who are obese sometimes fall prey to this thinking and begin to think even less of themselves. It is … Continue reading →