This is the world we live in.
Order a large pizza and no one questions it. Grab a soda and some fries, totally normal. Eat cereal for breakfast, granola bars for snacks, and pasta for dinner, that's just eating.
But mention you eat beef, butter, and bacon and suddenly everyone's a nutritionist. "What about your cholesterol?" "That can't be healthy." "You're going to have a heart attack."
I lost 100 lbs eating the foods they say will kill you. Meanwhile chronic disease keeps climbing and people are sicker than ever following the standard American diet.
Maybe it's time to question who's really eating the dangerous food.
Pictures like this keep me going. A reminder of what I overcame and how far I've come.
Four years sober. 100 lbs lighter. Healthier, stronger, and happier than I've ever been.
The woman on the left never thought this was possible. She was stuck, hopeless, and barely surviving. But she didn't stay there.
Your next chapter can be better than your last. If I can do it, so can you. Don't give up on yourself.