Hi Guys,

I have always struggled with my weight. I would look around me and see people who were stick thin and feel extremely self-conscious and horrible about myself about having a little meat on my bones. I was always known as the “girl with the really pretty face” throughout middle school and junior high.

I attended an all-girls high school for the first year of my high school career. I felt more comfortable and didn’t really care what people thought about me. I stopped being self-conscious about my weight and ate what I want. I gained about 15 lbs and went into a deep depression. A few months later, I had to transfer to my local public high school because of financial reasons. That summer I decided I would stop eating and lose the weight I’ve always desperately wanted to. I went into crazy mode. I only ate two apples a day and worked out constantly. I ended up losing 35 pounds over the summer. I thought losing that weight would solve all my problems, but it didn’t. I didn’t realize that the problem was myself. It was never my weight. It was something inside of me. I continued looking for approval from other people. Other people told me how great I looked, but I would still come home every day and look at myself in disgust. I hated myself.

This past year is when I have really started to accept myself as who I am and love myself. Your website and message has really helped as well. I think people look at models and celebrities and go “Well I HAVE to look like that to be happy”, when real happiness comes from in yourself. I now eat healthy and work out at a manageable level. If I could spread any sort of message to people, teenage girls especially is that don’t think you have to change yourself to be happy. Embrace yourself. Love yourself. Everyone is beautiful and these past few years have completely changed me. I want to you thank you guys for started your website and clothing line and creating a lifeline for myself and other people struggling with their confidence and self-esteem. You have no idea how much you have helped me.

-Kelsey

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