Staying Fit With Keya

By Keyandria Clark

For the past 2 years my friend sends me a screen shot text message that I sent her January 16, 2013. The text is regarding me starting boot camp and how crazy the instructor was. I ended the text by saying “I can’t be the fat one any longer.” *insert sense of humor*. But we all know there is at least some truth behind every joke. It is a fact that I was the largest of my friends. The older I got, the more I started to own it. I was Big and Beautiful! Being overweight or struggling with obesity can lead to harsh physical illnesses, but equally as important, mental and emotional illnesses like low self-esteem and depression.  I give God all the glory for not having endured any of this. I did have to endure shortness of breath, swelling fingers (due…