Below is a story that was on inside edition tonight. More people need to educate themselves. They are so quick to judge when they have no idea what women with this health issue go through. There are a few people who are no longer on my friends list i wish would have seen this. My daughter has this condition and it is tough in more ways than just weight. So please dont judge someone if you dont know their story. 350-Pound Dancer Proud To Strut Her Stuff March 25, 2014 | 10:03am EDT FULL SIZE IMAGE At 350 pounds, Whitney Thore is living large. Thore told INSIDE EDITOIN, Just because Im 350 pound doesnt mean Im not light on my feet. Thore wears a body hugging T-shirt that reads No B.S. but its not what you might think. No B.S. stands for No Body Shaming. When people look at my body, they make assupmtions that Im super unhealthy, that Im lazy. I dont deserve to dance in public if I want to, and I dont even deserve to feel good about myself, she said. WATCH MORE OF THORES INTERVIEW Twenty-nine-year-old Thore is a radio producer, but her passion has always been dance. She has no inhibitions performing her pulsating routine in front of a group. Thore said, Im a fat girl dancing and Im proud of it. Her fat girl dancing video is all over YouTube. She has struggled with her weight since she was a little girl. I always felt fat. I was made fun of when I weighed 90 pounds, she recalled. In college, Thore pursued dance and had a 120-pound perfectly toned dancers body. Being a dancer, my ability to dance was tied to my weight. If I could just be thinner, I would be better, said Thore. The Greensboro, North Caronlina, native says her weight gain was baffling because she ate healthy. She couldnt understand why she easily gained weight despite exercising so much. She told INSIDE EDITION, Ive been made fun of for my thunder thighs. Ive been told to suck in. Ive been spit on. Ive been assaulted. Ive been called a pig. Ive been snorted at. Turns out, there was a medical explanation. She was diagnosed with an incurable disorder, polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal disorder that triggers inexplicable weight gain. Thore has come to accept her size. When she looks in the mirror, all she sees is a beautiful woman who happens to weigh 350 pounds. Its a fat body. Its curvy and soft. Its mine and its beauitful and I love it, she declared. She hopes her dancing videos will encourage people to go out and live their lives, no matter what their shape and size. Thore conclued, When I look at myself I see me, and thats a lot more than 350 pounds.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:30:17 +0000
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