When I was in the first grade I weighed 98 pounds. At the time I was the heaviest kid in my class. Definitely not a good thing for my self-esteem.
Since I was the one and only chubby kid my parents were concerned enough to take me to a doctor for help. That resulted in my first diet. Although it was, in retrospect, a healthy diet plan it was also an absolutely miserable experience.
I already knew that I was different and the diet only furthered that notion. Something as simple as a school lunch turned into a painful reminder that I just wasn’t like everybody else.
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