Here's my little take on body image.
I feel fat. And I am much larger than most people, so not only do I feel fat, but I am fat. I mean like pushing 200 pounds fat. And tall. I'm f***ing fat. I hate it. I hate it so bad that I've tried not eating. But my parents force me to eat. I've tried dieting, but my parents aren't much help in that regard, and I can't go out and buy healthy foods with my kind of money. I've tried excersicing, without having to pay for a gym membership, but the stupid winter weather keeps me inside. And so I remain fat.
People tell me I'm not.
I also feel ugly. The whole bushy hair and glasses thing doesn't work for me. I feel ugly.
People tell me I'm not.
But that doesn't stop me from feeling it. Feeling fat and ugly is something I can't help. I just do. And no matter how many times people tell me, "Oh, you're not fat" or "Oh, you're beautiful" I will get a small bit of happiness, that will last only moments, before I feel fat and ugly again. If you ever tell someone that they're not fat, or they're not ugly. Keep in mind, it will only help for a slit second, before they will feel fat and ugly again. Feel and are are different things. Its all perspective.