Hi my name is Michelle, I wanted to let you all know about my story. I was overweight my whole life, at my biggest I got to 172kg (379lbs) at the age of 19 ! I was told it was impossible to lose the weight without lap and surgery. I didn't let that stand in my way, I embarked on my own journey 2 on a half years ago and now have lost 97kg (214lbs) and proved the doctors wrong. Iv now been left with a lot of excess skin on my tummy, arms, legs and breast. Doing this fundraiser to help get money to pay for my surgery, nothing in the world would make me more happy to actually get the surgery and be happy with my body. I look in the mirror and hate the excess skin, I'm in no way ashamed of it, it shows me where I came from and how hard I worked but I do hate it. Thanks for giving this a read, I hope I can inspire and motivate some people out there and let them know it is possible, believe in yourself and work hard and you can do anything ! Thank you again :)