In the world today there is a demand for many things. But probably the most demanding thing of all is appearance. People expect you to look your best all the time. It does not matter where they are, or what time it is, they are going to look around and people are going to be dressed up like they are models. Another one of society’s demands is the demand for weight loss in the world. How many times can someone turn on the television without seeing an ad for some weight loss program or some fitness equipment? So I decided to try to lose weight so that I could fit in, so I thought. The cause for me to lose weight was to be healthier, have more people notice me because I am a nice person and not because I am fat, and have more self-esteem about myself in the world.
When I did any type of physical movement I would lose my breath or my heart would go crazy, like I had just run a mile. High blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease are all prevalent in my family genetics, so I decid
ed it was time for change or I was going to be in the hospital, or even worse I was going to end up dead. So being healthy was my main reason to lose weight. I have been eating better and running for over a year now, and I am so pleased with the results. I was scared that I was not going to wake up the next morning because I smothered in my sleep. My uncle is getting a surgery to help him lose weight, and I am scared to death for him. This surgery is really dangerous and there is a chance of death. I lost the weight by just eating better and being more active, so I know that anyone can do it if they put their mind to it.
I can remember sitting up in my bed crying because I was not like the other people in my class. And I could not ask a girl to go to a dance with me because I was scared that she would just tell me no, so I never had a girlfriend. My self-esteem was so low when I was fat that all would do was just sit around and mope. Now I can wear the clothes that everyone else was wearing, but that were
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