Name: Alicia Sheldon
Age: 31

I was born with 9lbs premature weight and was a fat child throughout my childhood. I was bullied at school for being bulky and later in life, was rejected from a lot of interviews for front-desk jobs for the same reason. Even the first guy I fell in love with, in college, left me. You could easily guess the reason.

My husband was my life-changer. Even when he promised to marry me soon, I would always fear that he would leave me someday too, and he would always make every effort to make me believe otherwise. After we did get married, I would spend hours watching workout trainers online and following them in an effort to cut a slack of my fat. Then, my husband took out time from his busy work schedule and got me and himself gym memberships. It soon dawned upon me that weight-loss regimes were not as scary and toiling as I thought. An hour of daily, consistent exercises under the right train.

My husband was my life-changer. Even when he promised to marry me soon, I would always fear that he would leave me someday too, and he would always make every effort to make me believe otherwise. After we did get married, I would spend hours watching workout trainers online and following them in an effort to cut a slack of my fat. Then, my husband took out time from his busy work schedule and got me and himself gym memberships. It soon dawned upon me that weight-loss regimes were not as scary and toiling as I thought. An hour of daily, consistent exercises under the right trainer, replacing unhealthy eating habits with healthier ones, and the right amount of sleep every night were all that took me to run down from a whopping 221 lbs to 142 lbs. My BMI is in check now, I feel more active during the day and the quality of my lifestyle has totally evolved!

My story is for all the gorgeous, amazing women out there who regularly fall prey to fat-shaming and hurt their mental health thinking that they cannot do anything about it.