My great grandpa was literally the first in the family born outside of slavery (just 2 years after it ended). My dad grew up in the same Mississippi country where generations of our family were enslaved. My dad was a child in the segregated south. I’m the first generation of biracial children in the family that wasn’t a result of rape done by a slave owner. My grandmother had said slave owner’s last name bc her grandfather was the product of that rape. My father is a dark skinned black man but I am only 43% black because of the slave owner blood in my father. My grandparents and their many kids lived on a rural farm in Mississippi, a place I visited as a child before my father abandoned us to move back to the south from NY. My life has been directly impacted by the generational trauma.

28 more pounds until I reach my current weight loss goal!!!!! (This is not an ED post btw, I’m losing weight in a legit way. I gained over 40 lb in the past 3.5 years and I’m working hard to lose it all. ~13lbs down so far this year!!!) I’m so proud of myself. This has been one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life. I am currently taking a glp-1 tbh but it’s barely done much since the dose is too low. I’ve cut down my portions before starting the pill and had been walking more + lifting weights. I will keep going and will never gain this weight backkkkkkkkk 😊