Being Jaded611

You hear the term "morbidly obese" and tend to think that it applies to those so overweight they never leave their home. Someone who has given up on life and resigned themselves to watching tv all day, because they can’t move from their bed.  You never think the term will one day apply to you. 

 But pictures never lie.  I bit the bullet today and took my before pictures.  All I can say is…..wow.  I never truly realized how excessive weight can deform you, age you, and make you look worn.  As I looked at my pics I searched for the cheekbones I once had, for the pointy chin that gave my face a heart shape. But I’m so overweight that I all I can see is complete roundness.

I’ve never known what it’s like to be thin.  As a child I was always chubby, as a teen curvy, and as a young adult I could’ve stood to lose 20 lbs or so.  But now?  I don’t recognize this body.  I don’t even recognize MYSELF.  So, I’ve decided to put aside the mortification and embarrassment I feel and I’m posting my pics.

 I have a lot of work to do.