WARNING: THIS IS VERY LONG!
Some of you might have noticed there's been something I've wanted to get off my chest. It's been nearly impossible for me to find support for my weight loss. I appreciate everyone here so much. I just want to share a little story about my brand new supporter. Some of you might know I am engaged to be married in March. I first met my fiance, Kiefer, in a chat room and since neither he nor I believed in online romances, it was strictly a friendship. I would talk to him about the man I was dating at the time and he would give me advice. Well, after about 10 months, things with that man didn't work out and almost immediately, Kiefer confessed his feelings. I did have quite a crush on him too. We both thought it was silly and impossible to carry on such a long distance relationship (me in the US and he in South America) especially over the internet, but we continued to get to know each other for around 8 more months. Then, one day, my world came crashing down. I showed him a picture of a dress I really wanted to buy but I wanted his opinion. He took one look at the picture that I e-mailed him and said, "I like the dress but the model is very unattractive." I asked him why he thought that and he said, "She's carrying too much weight. It's very unattractive. Disgusting actually." My heart fell to my feet. Let me tell you, this model was about 150lbs lighter than me and I never would describe her as fat in ANY definition of the word. I said, "Kiefer. You know, I'm fat." His next comment hurt me even more... "No. You can't be fat. You're too beautiful to be fat. I could never love a fat girl. You're not fat!" I decided not to talk to him anymore and I don't think I had ever been in a deeper depression. Even after the reality of my obesity hit him, he continued to pursue me. I finally agreed to meet him but warned him he wouldn't be attracted to me. My self-esteem was dead at this point. We did meet though and he made me feel more beautiful than I ever thought I could feel. He held my face, looked into my eyes and told me, "Sarah. You're the most amazing woman I have ever known. Though I've never been attracted to overweight people before, I think that's because I never saw you before. You're the love of my life. I'll love you at 400 and I'll love you at 100 and I'll love you every pound inbetween, today, tomorrow, and the rest of my life. Will you marry me?" Of course I couldn't refuse! To sum this up, he's become VERY supportive of my weight loss even though every single day he tells me that he loves me just the way I am. He even worries about me not eating enough or exercising too hard. I'm sorry this went to long. I just wanted to share and also to ask everyone to share their stores of their loved ones and the support and inspiration they provide. I'd love to hear everyone else's stories.