Thank you for sharing your story with us, @donnacharlie! What an inspirational tale of pushing through all the sudden changes that life threw your way and keeping your fire lit to keep on going forward each day.

People were ignorant and hurtful. But I forgive them today as I write this post. Thankyou for not believing in me because I am the only one who has to. Thankyou for not helping me because I’m the only one who can. Thankyou for causing me pain because it has made me immune.
And most of all, thankyou for making fun of the way I looked back then, or else I would’ve never gotten out of my comfort zone to pursue becoming the best version of me, body, mind and soul.

This paragraph alone tells me that you are far more matured than most other 20-year-olds. I know I certainly wasn't in that mind space when I was your age (oh god now I feel old haha). You're already lightyears ahead of most of your peers with that kind of mentality!

It hit a nerve for me when you talked about all your friends leaving you eventually, because I could relate in some way. Pretty much all of my friends that I had growing up always ended up leaving me one day. I hope that you have managed to find better friends who will truly stick by you when the going gets tough!

As for the weight loss thing...great job so far! Do keep it up! I weighed 230 lbs this time last year, and in just 4 months I managed to get myself down to 165. I know that you can make it to where you want to be again, especially with this strong, fiery passion you have, which has shown through in your writing here!

You're off to such a great start already here on Steemit! I look forward to seeing more of your posts in the future :)