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From Matthew, Age 19

Hello,My whole life I have been overweight. It is a constant struggle that is only made more difficult by society's standards and judgments. During my junior year in high school, I lost alot of weight. In fact I was losing it way to fast. Personally, I loved it. I looked wonderful and girls were giving me attention. However, I found that even after I lost the weight, I still had many personal issues that I had not dealt with. After a year or so, I have gained most of the weight back. I am currently in college, and I struggle everyday with my eating. However, I am going to overcome it.I want to be healthy and I owe it to myself. I have to. I guess by saying it here, I feel that I can inspire myself, and maybe I can inspire others. From what I can tell, I am the oldest one posting so I just want others to know, that weight loss can be done. Care for self. I have found that through my weight difficulties, that deppression comes with it. It saddens me yet comforts me to know that others are dealing with the same issues. To the younger kids out there, don't give up hope. In order to lose weight, you must first accept and love yourself as you are before any change can take place. Trust me I learned that the hard way. I am happy to say that I now see that my weight goes hand and hand with deppression, my environment, and compulsive eating. I am ready to overcome it. To others who are overweight, NEVER LET ANOTHER PERSON TELL YOU OR MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE NOT WORTH IT, BECAUSE YOU ARE, HEAVY OR NOT.