My self worth isn't based on my weight.

Earlier I was thinking about how I wasn't ready to move forward with my life. How I wouldn't be until I could lose all my weight and finally learn to love myself.  Then it hit me, I do love myself.  I may not like what I weigh right now and I may not like what I see when I look in the mirror but its who I am for the moment. 

How much I weigh doesn't determine what kind of mother, sister, daughter or friend I am so why should it matter so much.  I know that overweight people are discriminated against and I know we are seen as fat and lazy but why should I care what people think about me.  A year from now they won't even know I'm the same person.  My self worth shouldn't be based on how much I weigh. 

I do love myself and I show myself love each and everyday.  I show myself love by being the best mother, sister, daugther and friend I can be.  I show myself love by going back to school to make a better life for myself and my kids.  I show myself love by eating right and exercising.  People may judge me for what they see on the outside right now and thats fine because you don't determine who I am, I do that.

I found this quote and I think it describes me perfectly.  "Our motive is not to prove our self-worth, but to live up to our possibilities".  I'm living up to my possibilities each and everyday, are you?