I (21M) have been struggling with my body and self image for the last few years. I have been in denial about how big I was truly getting but I stepped on the scale yesterday and found out I weigh 240 pounds. It was like a slap in the face by reality. I have been so consumed with my classes and internships to the point of neglecting my body, having fast food and take out day in day out for months on end has finally caught up to me.
Looking back I realize that this was a very cyclical process that affect both my body and mental health, I would spend all day at home working remotely (IT), get stressed out by work, order take out for dinner, eat so much, look in the mirror and feel bad about my body, lose self confidence and remain looked up in my room then rinse and repeat up until this point. It’s now time for me to accept the consequences of my actions and either wallow in self pity or do something, I want the latter.
I want to be able to confidently walk down the street like I used to, I want to be able to go to public pools and beaches like I used to, basically I want to shed what I believe to be the source of my inner conflict.
I wrote this both for me and to hopefully encourage any one else out there in the same situation.
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