I’m a former fat person. Uncomfortable to read, even harder to write, but nonetheless true. Now, for the record, I don’t believe that being fat is inherently bad. It is just an adjective — the same as slim, blonde, short, etc. Yet somehow, it carries a different kind of weight (no pun intended) when we talk about it. At least that’s how I felt as a 300 pound woman, especially in sales.
This journey (or escape) from morbid obesity — and a host of health problems — pried open my eyes in a major way that shaped and informed my approach to employee benefits advising. But more on that later.
