READ MORE FROM HARRY KAZIANIS HEREGrowing up, I had very few friends and was constantly bullied because of my weight. And as I moved into adulthood my weight kept climbing upward, reaching 265 pounds -- and I am only 5-foot-6. When I explained this during my first appointment with a D.C.-based physician, I hit the jackpot: one of his specializations was weight loss. The foundation of my weight loss was accepting a basic concept: food is not for pleasure or to escape your problems -- it’s fuel. In making those smart food choices I had to say goodbye to many of those foods we all love.

Source: Fox News January 01, 2019 14:35 UTC