Dawn456
I guess by 'My Story' that would mean my life story, so here it is in a nutshell....now while it looks grim it actually has a very happy ending
I was actually a skinny kid, and never had a weight problem until I turned 13 and my father passed away. As a result my mother basically 'locked herself in her room' (figuratvely) for years and left my verbally abusive grandparent 'in control'. My weight began to skyrocket from there. I moved out and into an apartment with 2 roomates that I thought were friends until I finished highschool not realizing I was following the pattern of allowing them to treat me badly. Met a guy who convinced me to move into my own place because he too saw me as an easy target, and then stayed in that mental/physical abusive relationship for about 8 years. Finally left him and bought my own house and started to feel good about myself. Started dating someone from highschool then found out he was a recovering addict that needed help so I supported him through rehab. After he got out of rehab I allowed him to move into my house because his parents were both alcoholics. After a year of very bad up and down times I finally discovered that he didn't really want to recover and how much he had taken/stolen from me secretly and he went to jail.
By then I had had enough and vowed never to allow anyone to treat me badly, while I still have low self esteem I am no longer a victim. After working on repairing my credit that he destroyed I decided to work on 'me' as well. I am worth it. My weight fluctuated up and down but never really down enough to be considered normal weight. I met a really good guy who treated me like a queen making me realize I have to become healthy and live a long life because I deserved it. Unfortunately I lost him overseas but his love gave me the inspiration to know that I need to be healthy and take care of myself. After countless attempts to lose weight and multiple weight loss programs over the past few years that have only resulted in putting on even more weight thereafter I have decided it is time to finally get some assistance.
Even after all I have been through the hardest thing for me has been looking for and admitting I need help to lose weight. I guess I felt that I have overcome everything else in my life and am still standing and happy- why could I not lose weight all on my own as well? I now realize everyone needs help sometimes :)
