Erik Michielsen March 15, 2010 Health Care & Well-Being How Weight Loss Enables Presence and Participation - Matt Curtis Erik Michielsen March 15, 2010 Health Care & Well-Being In Chapter 17 of 17, public affairs and communications strategist Matt Curtis shares what it felt like being overweight. Curtis felt invisible. Once he started losing weight, his confidence improved and he became a participant in the activities.