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God’s Love Taught Me To Love Myself
Despite being fat, having only one breast, and losing my hair
I’ve known too many people who are judged due to their weight. And too many people who feel ashamed of what they look like.
Heck, I used to feel the same way.
When I got married, I was not dramatically overweight. I was probably about 15 pounds over my ideal weight. However, at the time I lived in Colorado. Most of the people I knew were avid hikers, bikers, and outdoorsy types. They went to the gym when they weren’t running trails.
I was hiking too.
I hiked up several 14'ers and I could hike for 8 hours a day, and often did.
Yet I was not slender at the time.
I’d been a slender child and young woman, but things went out of whack when I was at MIT. The all-nighters, drinking tons of coffee, and eating unhealthy things like Top ramen led to weight gain. I didn’t realize at the time how much I was screwing up my body. I was too focused on getting through school while also managing some sort of social life. So I burned the candle at both ends and didn’t take care of myself.
By the time I got to grad school in Colorado, the damage had been done. Even though I hiked about 20 hours a week, I didn’t lose much…
