AllforSam
I had always portrayed myself to society as confident, strong and able to handle any obstacle. Denial runs deep in my family. Inside I was miserable. I did not consider myself overweight until I hit 18 years old. I had been "big boned" my whole life but never considered it a problem since I was small compared to the rest of my family until all I could buy were plus sized clothes. I went through some very tragic and traumatizing times in my young adult life such as being raped at 17 and an abusive relationship and just continued to gain weight in order to prove to myself I guess that I wasn't worth anymore. And then I fell in love, had my son and realized that the life I had lead with the partying, eating and any other kind of trouble I could get myself into was not worth it, I had to be around for my family and for myself...and I started my journey on to a better me.
