Big Girl Quotes

“I had to get comfortable with uncomfortable thoughts, worry, and doubt. To expect uncompromised happiness was as unreasonable as looking for solutions at the bottom of a bowl of ice cream.”
― Kelsey Miller, Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting & Got a Life

“We don't get montages or grand finales. We just eat dinner and do the dishes, and absolutely no one's going to clap their hands about it.”
― Kelsey Miller, Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life

“And I hope we can all agree that aiming for “perfect” is nothing short of bananapants.”
― Kelsey Miller, Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting & Got a Life

“I am better, but I am not done. I no longer have a clear picture of what being done looks like, and I think, more than anything, that’s the change that’s made me better. When I stopped trying so desperately to starve and burn “before” away, I finally got to participate in right now. That baggage wasn’t going anywhere. So, I’d just have to bring it with me.”
― Kelsey Miller, Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting & Got a Life

“I took a breath and watched as he leaned down over my exposed, lumpy belly. Very lightly, he kissed it. He kissed the spot beneath my ribs and all the way down to my navel. He kissed across my lower stomach, that wretched expanse where the stretch marks raked across my skin, then up and down my sides. Harry kissed every inch of my horrible flesh with a tenderness so great and loving, and all the while, my eyes stayed clenched tight. 'I am loved,' a voice inside me declared.”
― Kelsey Miller, Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life

“What happened?” Judy tilted her head, dismayed. “I don’t know. College.” Judy”
― Kelsey Miller, Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting & Got a Life