My reasons are to feel better about myself. I'm turning 19 soon and have been
fat all of my teenage years. Ones that I've been told numerous times are the best years of my life, ones that I'll never get back, ones that were robbed from me. I spent most of them hiding away because of how I looked. Always feeling embarrassed to go anywhere or do anything. It didn't help growing up with an older brother who would tease me about my weight almost every single day which till this day has greatly affected my self esteem.
I want to lose weight so I can go outside or to a store without feeling like everyone is looking at and judging me and without having to hold my head down. I want to lose weight so I don't screw up the job opportunity I have this Christmas which will involve working outdoors. Most importantly, I want to live. My father had a
gastric bypass surgery 5 years ago when I was 13. He was severely obese and was told if he didn't have the surgery he would be dead within the year even though he was only 50. He had diabetes and sleep apnea, which both disappeared after a 200lb
weight loss from the surgery.
Being so young at the time I didn't really think much of my own health even though my constant soda use was leading me in the same path he went. Now that I'm older I understand how important it is to lose weight and plan to stick with my current
diet and getting down to a much lower number. I plan to finally feel good about myself and not be "that
fat guy".
