I'm 28 years old and have been overweight all of my life. For me my weight has always been a form of "protection" which later in my life really did progress into food being my friend and therapy. This became even more true when I lost my Mother and best friend almost 4 years ago to complications stemming from diabetes and packed on an additional 90 lbs by using food to cope.
I watched her health slowly spiral out of control most of my life and at 5'10" and 330lbs realize that I am getting scary close to following down the same path. Having an amazing partner of almost 7 years makes me want to do this even more, as while it is FOR me, he's also impacted by my health as well and as most people I don't want to one day become a burden for him.
The good news is that even though I'm horribly overweight I still feel pretty good and am more ready than ever to realize who I am without masking my emotions with a mountain of food.
I look forward to getting to know some of you and taking this journey together! <3
