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Here is something kind of personal...
When I was in High school at the boarding school in Mcminville I worked my butt off with the board of directors at the school to put together a cheer leading squad. It took several months of negotiations and a lot of research. I wrote an 8 page essay about the benefits of cheer leading, both to the school and to the individual. I finally got the funding and approval shortly before spring break. When I came back to school after break I discovered that a teacher had been assigned as our supervisor for the club. She had been a cheerleader in high school and was looking forward to helping with things like practice and field trips and such...
After several phone calls to local schools, I found a school that was willing to donate old uniforms to us. We didn't have a football team so I guess it didn't seem like a big deal to let us have old uniforms. Unfortunatly, the uniforms were from a middle school so they really only fit the girls that were in 5th and 6th grade. The teacher then refused to allow me to purchase my own uniform. I was blocked from going to practice when the teacher only scheduled times that the upper classes were in class... (the middle school ended their days before us.)
The final straw came when the teacher told me that I could help out the girls on my personal time if they wanted to practice on theirs but she didn't think that it would be a good idea if I performed at any of the games. She thought that my weight was an issue and that it would be too embarrassing for me to be in a uniform and cheer in front of a crowd.
I was 15 years old. 5'4" and I weighed 135 lbs.
My measurements were 36" 24" 34"
I was a size 12
(My teacher was a size 6)
Here is a good reference... this is Jenn Hunter. Author of make me a model. On the left she is a size 12. Trust me, I was not embarrassed with that body, EVER!!!
So my teachers and even my parents told me that I was fat. It was especially hard to hear from my parents. I dropped out of high school thinking I would get my GED. I lost all confidence. I still struggle today with things that happen in my life. I wonder if not getting the boy I like or the job I want has to do with my weight. I know probably not, but my mothers voice is always there telling me that it is.
Just to put it all out there... I didn't actually get fat till I was about 25 when I started having some hormonal issues. I gained almost 100 lbs in a year. Things were going on that I couldn't explain. I was eating under 2000 calories a day and working at a gym at the time vigorously exercising 3 times a week. I got very depressed and quit my job. After a few months I decided to pull myself out and I went back to school.
To make a long story short, I changed my life! I opened my restaurant, I made new friends, everything was different. Unfortunately my Husband at the time never really understood what I was going through. In the end I lost everything.
I have never been happier.
Would I like to loose weight? Yeah! I joined a cheer leading squad for some exercise. These girls are rad! That is what this is all about so check out my page.
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If you want to know more feel free to ask questions. This isn't something I talk about very often and didn't go into a lot of detail but if were friends, which I am assuming that we are cause you are reading this, I am happy to share more!