*Before* Picture

Here is a picture of my dad and I when I was sick. I was embarassed to have my picture taken so this is the only picture I could find of me at that time. (And now here I am posting it on the web.) Instead of feeling embarrassed for how I looked, now I just feel grateful that I don't feel like that anymore.

My dad isn't all that tan, but he sure does look it in this picture, compared to my pasty yellowish-white complexion. This was taken sometime in the late 90's, not too long after I had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). I was also (incorrectly) diagnosed with bipolar disorder and on a lot of different medications. I was eating SAD (Standard American Diet) and often binging on junk food. I weighed about 300 lbs. My highest weight that I know of was 321 lbs. I stopped weighing myself after that. I would not be surprised if it actually got closer to 350. I don't believe there is a picture that exists of me at my highest weight.