Heidi
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Student |
| Introduction | The first time I felt fat, I weighed a whopping 65 pounds. I can't remember how old I was, but that number is seared into my brain, like a brand. I was a normal sized kid, but one of my friends - a stick thin wisp of a girl - weighed 5 pounds less than I did. I seems so inconsequential now, but being fat is a state of mind as much as it is a physical state. For me, this particular state of mind became a self-fulfilling prophecy. From a very young age, I developed a very unhealthy relationship with food. Eating wasn't about nutrition; it was about shoulds and shouldn'ts, rewards and punishments. At age 22, I reached my highest weight, which was just shy of 200 pounds. This is the story of my battle to get to a place (not necessarily a weight) where I can feel good about myself. |
| Interests | Taekwon-do, reading, swimming, watching movies, reading, hanging with friends, horseback riding, traveling |
| Favorite Movies | Dirty Dancing, Grease, Schindler's List, Men in Tights, the Champ. |
| Favorite Music | I don't want to miss a thing - Aerosmith, Pictures - Sheryl Crowe & Kid Rock, The Point of No Return - Gerry Butler & Emmy Rossum, Music of the Night - Gerry Butler, There will come another - Minor Majority, Beauty & the beast - Celine Dion, Broadway - Goo Goo Dolls, Slide - Goo Goo Dolls, No one would listen - Gerry Butler, Problem girl - Rob Thomas, My Hero - Foo Fighters |
| Favorite Books | Wheel of Time, Harry Potter, Waiting for Godot, Endgame, Cal, Elsewhere, Idas Dans. |