My confidence came later in life, after gastric bypass surgery.

Before I lost weight I wore only dress pants. You know… the unshapely kind that are a guaranteed hem job. I was apparently determined to hide my size in anyway possible, even if it qualified me for the TV show What Not to Wear. In all honesty I was ashamed of my body and I wore what I thought was ‘appropriate’ for my size. Like many people I struggled with body image and desperately tried to love myself, but it was a hard battle.