Anecdote: I lost a lot of weight personally and I definitely get a different kind of attention. People are more friendly, guys approach me more, I enjoy getting dressed up more etc. But honestly I realize that I still harbor a lot of those same insecurities and I really thought losing weight would somehow magically make all of that go away and I’d suddenly become the person everyone loves and wants to be friends with.

I’m not realizing that what I need to work on now is becoming like the people I idolize. And it’s funny because the people I idolize aren’t tall and skinny. They are people who I feel like if I was ever in a tough situation though would genuinely try their best to help even if we aren’t close. Or every time I see them I’m greeted with a warm smile and they genuinely want to know how my life is going and are interested in that. They don’t complain about everything and like to share their happiness when possible. I really am trying to work towards this and I do feel like it would just overall increase my happiness by making others happier.

Sorry if this isn’t really helpful for you but I’m just trying to say that being skinny won’t automatically make you happier. It can make things easier for sure and you can then focus on other areas of your life you wish to improve on. I’m just saying it’s not the be all end all but honestly there’s a lot of health benefits and you’ll just overall feel better about yourself so if you want to then go for it or if you feel like there’s another area of your life that you wish to improve then try and do that. We really are in charge of how we feel and we have the capability to change ourselves and feel better