Woman Was Fat Shamed By Her Own Father And She Lost Half Her Body Weight

At the time, she wore a size 24 and weighed 300lbs. She is now a size 4 and weighs 150lbs – halving her bodyweight.

Banker Michaela Miller, 31, from Greeley, Colorado, began binge eating to rebel against her father after he cruelly fat-shamed her. She revealed how she was finally scared into slimming down after suffering what she thought was a heart attack at the age of 25.

Struggling with weight gain, Michaela flitted between diets, under the guidance of her parents, without ever taking the time to truly learn about good nutrition.

Wanting the best for their daughter, Michaela’s parents were particularly concerned with her weight. Her father, more so than anyone else, would bring this up telling Michaela to lose weight.

When Michaela was 25 years old, she mistook an allergic reaction for a heart attack. Fearing for her life, she knew that things needed to change.

She now exercises daily, incorporating a mixture of cardio and weight-lifting workouts,and eats home-cooked high protein meals.

Michaela knew that she needed a more permanent change and decided to undergo a self-financed vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery. This is where a section of the stomach is removed meaning you become ‘full’ quicker.

At the time, she wore a size 24 and weighed 300lbs. She is now a size 4 and weighs 150lbs – halving her bodyweight.

‘Healthy eating and exercise felt like it was either a way to lose weight or a punishment for being overweight. I struggled to learn about proper nutrition and develop a positive relationship with food.”

‘My family was hard on me about my weight and my relationship with my father suffered greatly for it.”

‘I thought that eating and gaining weight was my way of taking back control from my father. It was my way of rebelling. The more I was pushed to lose weight, the more I ate.”