I was stick thin growing up. My dad would always make me take vitamins to at least help me gain a lil weight or not look so under-nourished (
). Things started looking up when I hit my teenage years but my weight did fluctuate like crazy. I also went through days not eating anything. I was just water dependent. When I did eat, it was like 4 spoonfuls. When I got married I'd torture him with "Honey, am I fat?" questions. Now that I think about it, I use to ask that every 5 mins.!!!
Now I try to keep a healthy weight because diabetes and high blood pressure runs in the family. My mom went through a week of Coma because her sugar count went up to 500!!! Normal sugar count is 120, I believe. It was scary and the family since then worked with a nutritionist. We were taught about eating small meals every 3 hours. I took care of my mom and prepared the food that she should eat. It was a wake up call. Since then, she's been trying to loose weight and keeping her sugar level in a steady and healthy level.
I applaud everyone who shared. It takes alot to share these things.