I continued my dieting and bingeing cycle, followed by yo-yoing weight and yo-yoing self-esteem. ~ Overeaters. Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition (Kindle Location 731).

Self-esteem is a right of every person
but I tossed that right away with
my Brownie Scout uniform.
I got the good feelings I craved
in cookie jars, candy displays,
and the edges of any cake plate
not under the watchful eye
of my mother or some other tyrant,
or so it seemed. The issue for this girl
wearing “plus-sized clothes”
was not yo-yo dieting but the
yo-yo self-esteem that caused it.