Remember those childhood visits to the doctor's office when your weight was recorded? It's astonishing how a simple comment from a well-meaning doctor or nurse could shape our perception of ourselves.

Whether they said, "you're growing nicely since your last visit" or "you’re gaining too much weight. this is not good. you need to lose weight and go on a diet," that single moment ingrained in you the idea that your health and self-worth is tied to your body weight.