I was reading a magazine article yesterday that I found very interesting. Now for years I've hated myself and absolutely loathed my body.
The reasons listed for body loathing were:-
being bullied or teased at school for being overweight
a casual remark from someone about looking fat
parents who were overly controlling about what you ate
parents or other people in your life who were critical of your appearance or compared you unfavourably to siblings or friends
being singled out by peers or family for looking "different" in some way
developing earlier or later than peers
having been sexually abused or assaulted
low self-esteem
I won't go into which ones apply to me, but 7 out of the 8 do 
Makes you think doesn't it. But anyway the past is the past now. My hubby says the biggest change about me losing weight is how happy I am now.
Finally I am actually learning to love my body, despite the stretch marks and loose skin and accept myself for me now. In the beginning it just reminded me of the damage I'd done to myself 
but now I see it as an indication of how far I've come. Believe me, this body with all it's faults is way better than the old one
DD
2007-02-25 @ 13:17