kgwatkins
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Hi everyone! I'm 5'00" tall. When I was younger, I was an average weight, I wasn't one of the scrawny children nor was I pudgey, I was normal. When I got into middle school, it was a major shock to me, the children from 3 separate elementary schools came together under one roof and I was suddenly immersed in a world where I only knew a small portion of my peers and none of my teachers. My mom and stepdad are both morbidly obese and they didn't help the situation. Anyway, back on subject, I started getting teased, my father was intermittantly in and out of my life and he was a drunk and a verbally abusive person, My self esteem hit rock bottom by the time I got to highschool. I was severely depressed, I acted odd, I didn't take care of my personal hygeine and I wanted everyone to leave me alone. When I was 17 I weighed 250 something pounds when I was admitted into a psychiatric hospital for wanting to take my own life. When I got out two weeks later I was determined I would change my life, not just my weight, but my attitude, my everything. I changed a few things with my life and over the course of 2 years till I was 19 I lost 90 pounds without any help or any advice or gym or diet program or books or anything. And then I hit the dreaded plateau at 160, I went from a size 24 and 2X down to size 10 and medium/large. It's been almost 6 months since the plateau and I've only gone down to 147. I'm now seeking any and all help I possibly can, because for my own sake I need to get down to a healthy weight. Diabetes runs in my family, so does heart trouble. My mother has a slew of terminal illnesses right now and I live with and help care for her, I only want to prevent all the illnesses and repair the shattered self esteem I got as a result of peers and family issues over time, It's been hard, and it's getting harder, but i'm trying and I'm here for help.
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