Decision to Take Back My Life
Yes I was bullied, yes it affected me, but no way in hell nearly as much as the effect that one stupid app had on my life. I’m tall, active and a fairly reserved person, which is very different I now note, to unconfident. Of course I was going to weigh more than those around me, (not lying about my height!). I was never really that self conscious or worried about how I looked to other people; I was happy . In April 2017 I downloaded MyFitness Pal and this ended up being the catalyst of a period, which is safe to say, looking back on now was the worst period of my life. Prior to downloading it I was very easy come, easy go. I’ve definitely recognised there were issues regarding disordered eating but I was blissfully unaware of what was to come. The main thing I used MyFitness Pal was, to begin with, see how many calories I consumed because, as I recall telling my Mum, I was ‘curious...