PurpleV
My childhood was not the norm. I have always been overweight but even being the heaviest one in my class, I was still well-liked (an uncommon sort of "fat kid" popularity) and athletic and never the last one picked - sometimes even the first when it came to baseball. Highschool was much the same - the biggest one in my circle of friends and the heaviest on the team but still I pushed through practices and games and helped my teams compete... Once college hit, things started to change. My two sports of choice to play were not an option and shortly after that, I got into a toxic relationship. The weight started to add slowly at first and then rapidly over the following 5 years. Even during that time, I had the same wonderful friends and added a few new, life long ones. I've always been the friend with the pretty face. The wing(wo)man who danced with her friend and the guy who was hitting on her friend - talk about awkward. I've finally met the man I want to spend the rest of my life with and even at my heaviest, he was telling me how beautiful I am and how much he loves me. Now, as I embark on this new lifestyle, being only a few weeks post-op, he's right by my side. I'm so excited for what the future holds now - new job, new town, new car - new ME!!
