MurphyToo
My story isn't that unusual...for a fat kid. I've been overweight my entire life. From the time I was born to now, I've been the big girl. The girl that hears "you have such a pretty face". I lost weight a couple times with drugs (some legal, some not) and always it comes back, my constant 'friend' never far away. I finally reached a point that I realized that it was time for a drastic change and chose to take the initiative to do 'whatever it takes' to be healthy. I no longer dream of being thin, skinny, super-modelesque. Now I just dream of not dying from a weight related illness. I dream of being able to walk from one end of the house to the other without being short of breath. I dream of being able to get out of bed without feeling like I'm going to need a crane to assist me. I want to live to an old age, maybe even be a mother some day.
I've lived through the name calling, the snickering, the finger pointing, the whispers when I walk by. For once I'd like to live a life unnoticed. To be able to walk into a normal sized clothing store and not worry if there will be a size to fit me and not have the sales person ask "are you shopping for a friend?". I'd like to finally say "I'm not afraid to live and I'm going to live without the extra weight"
