[header] How to live with obesity [title] Reflect on the history of your weight. [step] The journey to self acceptance and love begins with self knowledge. As an obese person, you may have had many changes in size and shape over your life, or you may have always been about the same size. 
You may have tried dieting and weight loss, confronted prejudice, loved or hated your own body, and confronted challenges with friends, family, coworkers, and romantic partners. [substeps] Reflect on your size throughout your life as well as times when you perhaps lost or gained a significant amount of weight.