I Love Body Parts, Especially Hands.

She'd Tell Me How She'd Handle The Backhanded Compliment By Smiling And Pretending She Was Receiving A Genuine Compliment All The While Ignoring Their Attempt To Be Insulting. After All, It's The Way An Insult Is Received That Makes It An Insult. You Can't Really Give Offense Unless Someone Takes It.

I Highly Recommend Inviting The Worst-case Scenario Into Your Life.

And Dieting, I Discovered, Was Another Form Of Disordered Eating, Just As Anorexia And Bulimia Similarly Disrupt The Natural Order Of Eating. "ordered" Eating Is The Practice Of Eating When You Are Hungry And Ceasing To Eat When Your Brain Sends The Signal That Your Stomach Is Full. ... All People Who Live Their Lives On A Diet Are Suffering. If You Can Accept Your Natural Body Weight And Not Force It To Beneath Your Body's Natural, Healthy Weight, Then You Can Live Your Life Free Of Dieting, Of Restriction, Of Feeling Guilty Every Time You Eat A Slice Of Your Kid's Birthday Cake.

Even If I'm Hormonal And I Feel Like I've Got A Couple Pounds Of Water Weight, I Will Never Starve Myself, I Will Never, Ever Go On A Diet.

There's A Fine Line Between Being Private And Being Ashamed.