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My name is Amy and I'm 25. I never imagined my life to be this way. Some of it is far better than imagined. Some of it is far worse. My Catholic faith has taken me through some difficult times. Now it has convicted me that fulfillment is in change of heart.
When I was a kid, I was called "fat names" by relatives and I began to believe them. Soon, every type of teasing translated in my mind to

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My name is Amy and I'm 25. I never imagined my life to be this way. Some of it is far better than imagined. Some of it is far worse. My Catholic faith has taken me through some difficult times. Now it has convicted me that fulfillment is in change of heart.
When I was a kid, I was called "fat names" by relatives and I began to believe them. Soon, every type of teasing translated in my mind to "It's because I'm fat." At the age of 9 I started secret binge eating. In high school I shed pounds and gained them back. In college I stopped binging, but still overate. I thought "People should love me as I am." By God's grace, they did, but I still could not love myself. After college, I began to binge again. I loathed myself and have crept up to almost 300lbs. I'm 5'9". When I went to the doctor for a checkup she said "You hide your weight well." Which translates "Holy crap, you need to lose weight!"
God has given me the conviction that being happy means being the way He made me to be- healthy. No more excuses. No more hiding. Nothing good ever comes without hard work.

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