In 2012, when I was diagnosed with type one diabetes I only
weighed 95 pounds. I was seriously all skin and bones. You could see every bone
in my body. My hair was so thin (even though my hair is already thin ;) ) I was
so weak and so tired. But for some reason I thought I looked okay. The thought
of only weighing 95 pounds felt okay to me. The more I looked at myself the
more I was some what worried but some what okay with it. When I started to take
my insulin I could tell that I was starting to gain some weight. I started
freaking out because I wasn’t 95 pounds anymore. I didn’t have a flat stomach
anymore. I was just so used to seeing all bones. I thought it was okay to weigh
95 pounds. I thought it was some what healthy. (Obviously it isn’t lol) Every
time I would go to the doctors for my endo appointment I would not want to see
what I weighed. The more I looked at myself the more I was starting to think
something. I was starting to think what was I thinking? 95 pounds isn’t healthy
for me. That wasn’t okay to see every bone in my body. It’s been about 3 years
and I now weigh about 115 pounds. I am okay with that! That to me is a healthy
weight. I am perfect the way I am. I am now healthier than ever because I have
my insulin. I am happy now that I don’t have a “perfect” stomach. I am so happy
about my health, body, and diabetes. I think that everyone deals with body
imagine issues, but just know that you are perfect in your own way. You all are
beautiful people inside and out. No matter what you weigh, you are perfect. You
are healthy. You are beautiful.
~Stay Strong~
Evelyn
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| This was me in 2012. 95 pounds. |
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| This is me now. 115 pounds. |
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| This is me now. 115 pounds. |
