It’s been a struggle but I’m on the right track of being healthy now

CrimsonFireLight9

I was born regular size. I became overweight at age eight. So diets were always something I needed to do. My pediatrician bullied me at age eight. She said, “If you don’t start losing the weight you’ll never have a boyfriend.” So I started losing the weight fast. I started doing it the wrong way. I would only allow myself two meals and very minimal food. I’d eat soup and light food. I then focused more on my looks, my weight and being attractive for a man because of the pediatrician’s advice. This continued throughout my life. Yo-yo dieting up and down. It didn’t help that my family upbringing was very verbally, physically abusive. I was told horrible things that made me not value myself a person. My goal was to attract men, be provocative and please others. I should have been a child focus on school, have friends and fun. I wasn’t concerned with that like I should have been. I was taught I was worthless, a *kitten* and *kitten* up by very close family member. So I believed it and eventually everything the family member said became true. I failed at life. I’m now older, wiser and stronger. My life as been a whirlwind of ups and extreme falls. I’ve learned to be a better person in my life from struggling and lessons I learned on the way. I still struggle with emotional eating everyday. I do good sometimes and sometimes I do bad. I struggle but I’m not giving up. If you have children please tell them they’re special and can accomplish anything in life. It’s very important.

CoffeenSquats

I am so sorry that you had to grow up with such ignorance. This makes me so sad