I am confident in who I am. I know I am overweight. I also know my personality far exceeds any negative outward traits.

I take pride in my appearance. I still dress up for my boyfriend of five years. It's fun getting "all dolled up" for my special someone - every day, not just for special occasions.

I care about what I look like. When I exercise I'm not so pretty, sweating and dressed in my exercise clothes. But I know exercise is a means to an end. And that makes me feel confident. So while I exercise and don't look so pretty, I still have confidence in myself.

I may be bigger than a swimsuit model, but I'll bet I have just as much confidence as she does.

Confidence is very sexy, don't you think?

Denise