u/mgk23

At 20 years old, I weighed 268lbs and genuinely didn’t know if I wanted to be on this earth anymore. Then the pandemic hit and somehow, in the middle of all that chaos, I decided to start fighting for myself instead of against myself.

It wasn’t linear. It wasn’t pretty. There were months where the scale didn’t move and months where my mental health was still darker than I wanted to admit. But I kept showing up.

Six years later, I’m currently sitting around 170lbs at 5’10, covered in tattoos and taking in a hell of a lot more vitamin D, actually okay to wake up in the morning most days. I built an identity I’m proud of — not just a body, but a whole life.

If you’re in the dark place I was, please don’t give up. The version of you that’s thriving is still possible. I promise - but it’s up to you for them to show up.

At 20 years old, I weighed 268lbs and genuinely didn’t know if I wanted to be on this earth anymore. Then the pandemic hit and somehow, in the middle of all that chaos, I decided to start fighting for myself instead of against myself.

It wasn’t linear. It wasn’t pretty. There were months where the scale didn’t move and months where my mental health was still darker than I wanted to admit. But I kept showing up.

Six years later, I’m currently sitting around 170lbs at 5’10, covered in tattoos and taking in a hell of a lot more vitamin D, actually okay to wake up in the morning most days. I built an identity I’m proud of — not just a body, but a whole life.

If you’re in the dark place I was, please don’t give up. The version of you that’s thriving is still possible. I promise - but it’s up to you for them to show up.