The Fat Girl - Now 50% Lighter! - The Ebook

The Fat Girl - Now 50% Lighter! - The Ebook

Hey there! I’m Shawn. Have a gander at that photo to the left. We’ll call it ‘the old me’. Why? Well, in the past I was kind of a bad, bad girl. Just how bad you ask? I tortured myself for most of my life using the simplest and most deliciously evil of methods; food, tobacco, alcohol, stress, bad relationships, worry, fear, guilt, prescription medications, negativity, lack of knowledge, good excuses, low self-esteem and an unwillingness to learn. I didn’t have an open mind. I didn’t even realize these things were doing any harm. I felt happy around these things â€" or at least I thought I did. I was stubborn. I didn’t trust anyone and I felt the need to defend myself constantly â€" so I did. I was on a roller coaster ride to nowhere good…and I couldn’t sense the impending doom. This wasn’t because I was stupid; in fact, I am a pretty brainy gal! I dug my heels in, remained misinformed and always believed the bad about myself. I helped create it. I had constructed a smoking, drinking, junk food shoveling machine that never seemed to get enough fuel for negativity. Pains happened. Diseases set in. I whined and complained. Energy levels depleted to nothing, I weighed 266 pounds and became faced with the scariest question of my life; “Am I ready to say goodbye?” I spent 3 months in bed â€" barely moving or forming real thoughts. My spirit felt flat â€" my skin was grey. I visited a few more doctors and specialists for answers â€" and I was always sent home with an expensive prescription for pills and guilt. I was told I could have ALS, Crohn’s Disease, mild MS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic/Severe Acne and on and on and...