How Being 500 Pounds Can Affect Your Life
In 1989 when I hit my highest weight of 475 pounds, my body let me know in no uncertain terms that enough was enough. I had what I refer to as “my episode” one night after a shift of driving taxi. My heart began to race and I was having a challenge with breathing. I got out of my chair and began to pace thinking about what was going on.
It scared me. Did I do anything about it? Nope. What did I know? Yes I was clinically obese, I was wearing the same clothes day in and day out as I hated shopping and once I found a set of clothes that I liked, I stuck with them for months at a time, washing them every other day. Continue reading the story of how I lost 300 pounds.
