>> that's the problem. if we only used food for nutrition the way animals do. you don't ever see a fat coyote or fat lion, because they use food to survive. they eat to live instead of live to eat, as the old saying goes. what we tend to do is use food for too many things. we celebrate with food, medicate with food, companion with food. we call it comfort food because it makes you feel good. food nerver rejects you, right? always accepting and always there. we have to deal with psychological issues psychologically, not nutritionally and then you're not using food for so many different things. >> the perception now, dr. phil, what is acceptable, big and beautiful, for example, a phrase we hear a lot about. the star of the movie "precious," has been very vocal of being proud of the way she looks. how important is it to balance a healthy self image with a realistic body image. >> here has the thing.