5 years ago i looked like utter shit, skinny from severe colitis but with a bloated moonface from prednisone and rarely shaved or got a haircut.
I look at photos from then and think i looked fuckin liftin and would never let myself go like that again.
Lovely stuff! (sarcastic)
5 years ago I was either bloated from prednisone, dehydrated from salazopyrine or miserable from methotrexate. Again morbid obese (BMI was 34), had clawed hands, swollen joints, walked with a severe limp (rheumatic arthritis), had a burn out or depression. Looking good was not a priority...
Now, at 36 I look even better than I did at 16. Slimmed down to a BMI of 22, full of happiness, off medication and able to exercise.
I even had to ID when I wanted to buy a alcoholic beverage, because the sales clerk did not believe I'm over 25.