Vidya
Reveals
She
Went
Through
A
Phase
Of
Self-doubt
The
actress
told
Hindustan
Times,
"(There
was)
a
part
of
my
life,
I
was
in
a
battle
with
my
body.
I
was
angry
with
it,
hated
it,
and
I
wanted
it
to
change,
because
I
thought
if
my
body
changed,
then
I
would
be
acceptable
to
everyone.
I
would
be
worthy
of
love."
'I
Realized
That
I
Wasn't
Fully
Acceptable
To
Everyone'
"But
even
at
my
thinnest,
when
I
managed
to
lose
a
lot
of
weight
(it
happened
a
few
times)
I
realized
that
I
wasn't
fully
acceptable
to
everyone.
So
really
there's
no
point
in
trying
to
change
yourself
to
suit
others' needs
and
ideals."
How
Things
Changed
For
Vidya!
"I
began
to
accept
and
respect
my
body,
and
it's
been
a
long
journey.
I
find
myself
happier,
I
feel
beautiful.
I
think
the
best
gift
I
have
given
to
myself
is
that
I
won't
let
anyone
make
me
feel
differently
about
my
body
today."
Vidya
Doesn't
Understand
The
Need
To
Talk
About
'Weight
&
Diets'
"What
amazes
me
is
that
people
talk
about
the
body
so
much.
You
enter
a
place
and
people
are
only
having
these
conversations
‘Oh!
You
have
lost
weight...'
‘you
have
put
on
weight'
‘what
diet
are
you
on,
what
exercise
regiment?'...
it's
so
annoying
really,
it's
so
limiting."
Vidya
Has
A
Point
To
Make
"I
honestly
feel
that
I
definitely
don't
enjoy
these
conversations,
and
I
feel
people
talk
about
the
body
so
easily,
judge
another's
body,
make
comments,
because
it's
visible,
it's
out
there."
On
A
Signing
Note,
Vidya
Says
This
"Why
do
we
not
turn
around
and
tell
these
people,
who
fat
shame
us,
that
you
should
actually
be
ashamed
because
you
have
got
such
a
small
mind?
Nothing
you
do
can
ever
change
that,
exercise,
diet,
the
right
kind
of
sleep,
maybe
medication!...
whatever
can
even
change
our
body,
but
nothing
can
change
your
mind!
(laughs)
God
bless
you!"