Pat Ballard is the self-proclaimed "Queen of Rubenesque Romances"
Her new book, "10 Steps To Loving Your Body―No Matter What Size It Is", is coming out in 2008.

10 Steps to Loving Your Body ©
by Pat Ballard

1. Never stand in front of a mirror and think negative thoughts about yourself.

2. Never stand anywhere and think negative thoughts about yourself.

3. Search carefully for your good points and when you have found them, nourish them and build on them and cause them to grow daily.

4. Close your mind to any negative words, thoughts or actions that someone might send your way. Don’t allow negative thoughts into your subconscious.

5. Always conduct yourself in an honorable fashion and don’t allow your mouth to appear larger than your body.

6. Always do your best to look like you care about yourself, as no one respects a slob, no matter what size that slob might be.

7. Learn what your best colors are, what your best hair style is, and what your best clothes style is, and never leave your house without being dressed
accordingly.

8. Always, and without fail, smile and simply say, “Thank you,” when you receive a compliment. Never think or say that the compliment isn’t true.

9. Stop apologizing about your size. Expect everyone to accept you, respect you, and be
happy with you just the way you are.

10. But most of all, you have to love yourself. When you love yourself, others will love you and respond to you in the exact manner as you feel about yourself.

Pat regularly guests on Radio Free Nashville's Health At Every Size show, which airs every Monday morning. She's usually in the studio on the fourth Monday of every month. The show is streamed live over the Internet 10-11 a.m. CST Mondays.
Listen to the live broadcasts over the Internet at http://www.radiofreenashville.org/. Programming of Comcast cable's Channel 10.
For more on the show, check out the show blog at http://www.healthateverysize.info. You can also listen to or download recordings of some of the shows, including several with Pat, at www.pearlsong.com/audio.htm.

I especially like this one!

I love this too, can't wait to share with my friends.. THANK YOU!

This is the one I have to work on.

I think that is the one that the majority of the people have to try and accept and do.

9. Stop apologizing about your size. Expect everyone to accept you, respect you, and be
happy with you just the way you are



I read a post years ago on some BBW/BHM site. A man had posted that his wish for BBW and BHM was that they all find someone who cares for them perhaps in part because of their size, not in spite of it. I am not sure now I agree with the "in part because of", but I wholeheartedly agree with the "not In Spite" of it part. This is so true...