troybear03
I am pretty young, 22. I have been overweight for majority of my life which is sad to say. It started when I was younger around 10 that I started to put on weight and my grandmother, God bless her heart, said it was only "baby fat". Just funny how that baby fat grew into grown fat.lol! I remember times growing up crying and feeling depressed about my physical appearance because people made me feel less than a person. I would always wear jackets to disguise my weight because I really could'nt deal with the provoking anxiety. My maternal side of the family was really nice about my weight gain in complete contrast to my paternal side who made me feel like death was the only way i would gain their love. I was teased and told I would grow up and be alone because nobody wanted me because of my weight. So, with this day in age I've come to realize my potential and not to live out somebody elses curse. I had my surgery on 10/17/2007 and that probably was the best thing for me. Stemming from my childhood, I have learned to disguise my true feelings and hurt. I have the persona of "nothing gets to me nor gets me down" but guess what, it does. I am so glad that I do have people in my life that I feel that are God sent to let me know that there is a brighter side to every trial and tribulation. So, to every reader out there who is experiencing what I have experienced, find special place within yourself that allows the beautiful "YOU" to shine out.
