BY: CHESKA
Sometimes people judging your worth based on your weight-that’s the worst part of being fat. The thing is, it starts defining you, it crushed your confidence and self-esteem and makes you miserable.
This is how Amber Rachidi , 24, from Oregon feels about herself, saying that she’s fed up being a nasty monster, that why she had decided the join TLC’s "My 600-Lb Life.
Amber admitted that eating gives her peace and she eats big meals four to five times a day, she’s always hungry and never full. She has been obese since she was five years old.
She said:
'I have a lot of anxiety and I am at peace when I eat,'
'I could be stuffed sick but I would still want to eat something if it was put in front of me,' she says.
Amber was living with her mother and boyfriend when she joined the show, she couldn’t go out of the house because she was unable to stand for more than half an hour at a time. The only time she leaves the house is when she goes out with her boyfriend Rowdy to buy food at the supermarket using a mobility scooter.
Amber explains that her boyfriend Rowdy actually prefers heavy weight women and she gained more than 200 lbs since she started dating Rowdy.However, due to her size and weight, it leaves Rowdy sexually frustrated.
She tried to change her lifestyle many times before but it was just a failure. That was the time she has decided to fly to Houston Texas with the help of her mother and boyfriend and meet the show’s resident weight-loss surgeon Dr, Nowzaradan for a gastric bypass surgery.
As she was finally in front of Dr Nowzaradan, he told them that Amber has to lose 20lbs before he considers performing the surgery.
Amber took it seriously and was really determined to qualify for the surgery so she has decided to move to Houston so she can be close to Dr Nowzaradan, she also has started to take gentle exercise and eat healthy.
As Dr Nowzaradan checked her progress and Amber has loses 17lbs in three months, the doctor then scheduled the surgery.
Amber went home and the surgery was a success, however after three days she was rushed back to the hospital thinking that she was suffering from a heart attack, but it turned out it was an anxiety attack instead.
Amber seeks a counselor to help her control her anxiety in a healthier ways instead of eating comfort foods.
Several months have passed, Amber has lost 267 lbs and weighs in at 390 lbs, she used to fit a 6X clothings but now she fits on a 2X. She keeps up a new healthy lifestyle and works out regularly. Amber can now go out on a date with Rowdy and take a trip to the zoo. She also wishes to finish college, return to work, get married and start a family.
Sher said:
'I surprised myself, I'm shopping for myself, I'm eating healthy and I'm working out. I've taken control of my life.'
Once Amber reaches 250 lbs, Dr Nowzaradan is willing to perform another surgery to get rid of Amber’s excess skin.
True enough, nothing is impossible if you only put your heart in it!
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Source: DailyMail
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