Most of my life, I was the weirdly skinny kid, who always seemed to eat loads but never gained weight. Due to my PoTS, my body thought I was doing intense cardio all day long, so I stayed badly underweight. When I actually started treating my PoTS a couple of years ago, I started putting on a lot of weight. Like, a lot

Society has trained us to think bellies that stick out, are unattractive and unhealthy. They would look at my body now vs before, and think before was healthier. Because for some reason, we still equate weight and health (and health with worth).

The truth is, I am so much healthier at this weight. I gained this weight BECAUSE of getting healthier. My heart no longer does a marathon a day, and I can actually get up the stairs, usually whilst staying mostly conscious.