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"Jessica Simpson is finally at peace with her body.\r\n&amp;quot;Everybody fluctuates, but I&amp;apos;m open about my weight and I&amp;apos;m still confident,&amp;quot; the 31-year-old mom-to-be tells the December issue of Lucky. &amp;quot;I didn&amp;apos;t cry about it too much.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nCurrently expecting her first child with fiance Eric Johnson, Simpson adds: &amp;quot;I like the way I look.&amp;quot;\r\nAccording to Simpson (who had yet to confirm her pregnancy at the time of her Lucky interview), being curvy has actually helped strengthen her $1 billion clothing company.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I got so much scrutiny for putting on extra pounds, but I think that the decision not to make myself anorexic was actually great for branding,&amp;quot; she explains. &amp;quot;Because when you&amp;apos;re really, really skinny, not everybody can relate to you.&amp;quot;\r\nWith a baby on the way, Simpson added that she and Johnson, 32, have yet to set a wedding date.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I haven&amp;apos;t started shopping for our wedding yet,&amp;quot; she admits. &amp;quot;When I got engaged, everyone thought I would get married immediately, but I have not put a single dress on, and by the time this comes out I will not be married! We&amp;apos;re just enjoying being engaged right now -- and that&amp;apos;s honest.&amp;quot;\r\nPHOTOS: Jessica&amp;apos;s best denim moments\r\nUnlike her previous relationships, Simpson felt a special connection with the Yale grad. &amp;quot;When I met him I just felt so comfortable with myself and where I was in my life,&amp;quot; she tells Lucky (on newsstands November 8). &amp;quot;If he didn&amp;apos;t want to be a part of it, he didn&amp;apos;t have to be.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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