Nia Edwards
4th period
Misty and Larry Shaffer have been married since October of 2008. In all their years of being married Larry has never said anything about Misty being overweight. However, when Larry was deployed to Afghanistan for a year in 2012, Misty decided she wanted to get into shape for him. Before he left she weighed 260 pounds and after he returned she weighed less than 155. Misty has had a struggle with her weight her whole entire life. But now at age 25 she decided to turn her life around. She cut out all junk food and stopped drinking soda. After the first three to four months the dieting seem to get really easy. She only craved healthy foods after that. The day her husband, Larry Shaffer returned, May 15, 2013, all he could say when he saw her was "wow". This was the first time he had ever seen her weigh less than 220 pounds. She went from a size 24 to a size 6.
This story is so sweet and inspiring. The fact that Misty decided all on her own to changed the way she looked all on her own is really cool. I found it really informative that after a few months she just stopped raving junk foods and only craved the healthy ones. Going from a size 24 to a size 6 is a lot and the fact that she did it the healthy way is what is so inspiring to me.
I think this is great. But I think that its great that he also loved her for her. I think he loved the fact that she went to such far lengths to make him happy. That probable made him love her more. It sometimes really is the thought that counts...
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that she lost the weight and is healthy now, but I'm also glad that her husband loved her for herself before she did that.
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