What self acceptance means to me

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I've been reading a lot of posts here discussing self acceptance. I

see many people who say they simply cannot accept themselves at the

weight that they are. I understand that. I am at a weight that I

think I can learn to accept if that is what my body wants to be. But

that isn't really how I see self-acceptance.

Self acceptance to me means, loving my body enough to treat it well,

give it what it needs and not abuse it. Doing what I have to do to

make my body healthy and comfortable and not let numbers on a scale

sabatage my efforts. It means accepting that healthy for my body might

not be a weight that thrills me. It basically means replacing " health "

for " weight " as a goal.

For some people. health might require losing weight, but my guess is

that it is fewer people then many believe. For some, health might

actually mean gaining weight. I believe that if I aim for health,

weight will take care of itself one way or another.

Finally, it means finding a way of living and enjoying my life

regardless of that scale number so that it loses its power over me.