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you didn't have to answer them all- but that's great, congrats!
I went to college and ate crap, basically, and noticed when my clothes no longer fit. It was nothing compared to what some of you guys have gone through/are going through, but it made me realise a few things..
In my family, for some reason there's a thought undertone that says that 'fat people' are not as intelligent, don't achieve as much, have no will power, etc. It was always really easy for me to stay thin (duh, I was at home eating healthy home cooked meals, with a fruit/veg garden right outside the house!) so it was easy to ignorantly figure, well, that must be true, without really thinking about it.
But as I did research and such, I realised how utterly wrong those assumptions were. In fact,
I'm in awe of everyone on this forum- you guys probably require *more* will power and determination and have achieved more than I ever did or even have, and this is the friendliest forum I've ever seen.
I tried convincing my family, but I'm not sure it sunk in.
In an odd sense, I wonder if those who were teased for their weight as kids can relate to me in some way, because though I was a skinny child, I grew up with only my brother to interact with (we were homeschooled, and lived ruraly), we competed in everything, but he's older, so he always won, every day. Always being made to feel like the slowest, dumbest, etc. it sticks in your subconscious even when you're older. And it didn't matter that my parents explained that it was just because I was younger- there's no substitute for that kinda thing.
well, I dont' know if that makes any sense! anyway, that was my rant.
