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Fat Girl Blues: So This Is How It Feels to Be Skinny
Reaching a weight loss goal, eventually, can be life-changing in surprising ways.
This year’s New Year's resolutions feel different.
Since late 2022, I have committed to getting healthy and fit.
And this time, it stuck.
After all these years of struggling with weight and hating the way I looked in photos, I’ve finally reached a weight-loss goal that seemed impossible.
It’s strange to look in the mirror and not immediately focus on all the things I want to change. Don’t get me wrong, the journey to lose pounds has had its challenges, and there were days I never thought I’d see the number on the scale drop so low.
But I did it, and friends—the revelations I’ve had about myself and the way the world now interacts with me have been nothing short of life-changing.
Who would have thought dropping weight could teach me so much about how deeply impactful the size of our bodies is? I want to share…
