Spotlight: Heather Potter
When I realized my weight had creeped into the acceptable range to be a candidate on "My 600 Pound Life" I started binge watching that TV Show. I then made a decision that I am either going to start losing weight on my own naturally, OR be okay with a camera crew filming me while I shower and having producers asking my Husband if he wipes my ass for me.
When the Pandemic hit and all the experts on Joe Rogan's podcast started saying Obesity was the #1 killer for Covid, I decided that it was time for a serious lifestyle change. I am 6' 0" and I currently weigh 465 pounds. At the start of 2020 I weighed in at a whopping 598 pounds. Great if I was a big game fish, but not as a 41 year old lady trying to live to see 50.
When all the buffets closed in 2020 it really helped to kick start my weight loss. I started making small changes and altering my diet with intermittent fasting coupled with just making better food choices, and I started losing weight. Once I hit the 50 pound mark and I could see a difference I got excited about losing weight. I recently just entered the Torrid (A store for those of who identify as plus size) National Virtual Model Search. Something I would have NEVER done prior to weight loss.
Backstory - I was born and raised in South Florida to a set of Baby Boomers. I was basically raised as a free range chicken. I grew up on a staple of Southern Comfort Cuisine where we used gravy as a beverage. In my household you were praised for being a healthy eater, if you made it through your second helping of dinner you were rewarded with 2 scoops of ice cream. My dad often said with pride... look at my Daughter, she is as big as a linebacker. I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer which my Dr. assured me was the absolute best kind of Cancer you can get, if you HAD to pick a cancer, this is the one with the best survival rate. (My Husband will tell you that I always have to have the best of everything!). The only treatment was a radical hysterectomy. I was a little bummed about never having any kids of my own, but at least I never have to worry about ruining my girlish figure ;)
My Birthday is July 6th and I am closing in on my mini milestone weight loss goal of 150 pounds. It's going to be the best gift I have ever given myself.
Thank you for doing this!! So many people are upset because they gained weight last year, or they are like me and have only ever got to shop in the plus size section. We can all draw inspiration from you!!
Thank you,
Heather Potter
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