Once I got over the stomach flu, I got back to exercising and eating the best I could. I also started my first job at this time. I had volunteered a year before at my local Community College's math lab. They weren't hiring but liked how I tutored. They told me that as soon as a position opened up, they'd let me know. With making my own money, it became a lot easier to make better food choices since I was buying what I was going to be putting into my body. Of course I was only making minimum wage, 7.25 an hour, so it was a struggle to eat well. I made do and by October 2010 I had already lost about 60 pounds. I was on a roll and was confident that I could do this.
At this same time, a local heritage festival was going on that my family always volunteered at. When family friends who hadn't seen me in a while had seen me, questions were raised. Was I starving myself? Did I have a surgery done? Was I sick? These questions were quickly shot down because I knew better then to listen to them. I had made a healthy change and my body was reflecting that. By Christmas of that same year, I had lost about 85 total. I hadn't been taking or posting photos anywhere so when people saw me at a holiday gathering, I was bombarded with looks and compliments. I was glad people were noticing and happy for me because they knew my health was at stake. I was only 19 at the time. That's too young to be sick or ill. I needed to make the change. No one had to make me do it. It was a CHOICE.
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