I'm wondering if this is a difference between people who went through childhood or adolescence with weight problems versus people who developed them later?
I was pretty slim until about 23, so my identity was always firmly rooted in a healthy weight range. I never felt defensive over being overweight; sensitive, certainly, but I was also my biggest critic (no pun intended).
Then again, maybe it's something entirely different!
I'm not sure. I personally was overweight as a child and obese at 23. I never really attempted dieting because it was always presented as a complicated process which was rarely successful. Only after someone else experienced success on Atkins and explained the ease of the process to me did I attempt it on a whim one day. It was difficult for the first two weeks but quite straight forward afterwards, and I have never looked back.
I was pretty slim until about 23, so my identity was always firmly rooted in a healthy weight range. I never felt defensive over being overweight; sensitive, certainly, but I was also my biggest critic (no pun intended).
Then again, maybe it's something entirely different!