Three years ago, I went through a period of intense stress. I gained 28 pounds in just two months. My hair started falling out, and I was experiencing pain throughout my body from inflammation. It was horrible. I felt exhausted all the time, even though I was still exercising. But whenever the stress became overwhelming, I turned to food to cope.

Three years ago, I went through a period of intense stress. I gained 28 pounds in just two months. My hair started falling out, and I was experiencing pain throughout my body from inflammation. It was horrible. I felt exhausted all the time, even though I was still exercising. But whenever the stress became overwhelming, I turned to food to cope. You are way too pretty to be fat. You are already born ugly. You cannot be broke. When I got back to my target weight, I felt like a new person. The aches and pains disappeared, I started allowing myself to actually feel my emotions instead of eating them away. I apologized to my body for everything I had put it through, and I made it a promise: from that day forward, I would give it the best nourishment I could, better thoughts, and healthier emotional patterns. It's too much for one person.