Friday, I admire your courage in talking about this. It is hard.

I think our sub-conscious minds play a bigger role in our weight than we might want to admit sometimes. It's not easy to admit that there are thought processes or beliefs that we hold deep down somewhere, buried so far that we might not even see them, let alone be able to change them easily.

I know I have issues around relationships/the opposite sex and even if I didn't put on the weight to avoid dealing with those issues, at least being overweight has given me an excuse not to deal with them.

I do think that primarily, my obesity is a result of physical things, like an intolerance for carbs, but I do acknowledge that I have also used food for emotional comfort and used my weight as an emotional shield and barrier too.

Valerie