Armor of fat

I have an armor of fat.

It protects me from the effects of my past...

or so I think.

I shed it from time to time 

only to put it back on,

this armor of mine.

Time for it to go

To be taken off for good.

I know it needs to go piece by piece

A little at a time.

Yet, knowing is not doing.

It weighs me down,

Hiding me from Me.

The zipper is stuck.

What will it take to finally get it off?

 I am in need of the help of another

 To get the zipper started

 So I can take off the rest

And be armor-free, lighter Me.