Dear Food,

Dear Food,

You have controlled me for too long. I am beginning a new chapter in MY life. A chapter in which you do not get to take the lead role. You do not get to consume my every thought. You will not confine me in a prison cell of my own mind. You will merely be a secondary character. An unimportant thought that makes an appearance at times. I let you lead because I thought I was weak. I thought you, food, were the one thing in my life I could control. Instead, you became my new infatuation. The lead character's love interest.  I began to confuse your obsession for love. I believed you were the key to my happiness. As I move past adolescence I realize that I was confused. I was not wrong, nor weak, nor at fault. I was simply confused. I remain confused, but I know now that I have a lot of growing to do. That begins with you. Breaking up the relationship that unjustly tormented me for so many years. I have accepted my imperfections. The ones I own today and the ones I will obtain. They do not define me.  I excelled throughout high school despite of you. That taught me one thing. You do not define me. I have a lot more learning to do, but I refuse to take you on my journey. I will seek fulfillment in myself. I will enjoy life without regrets because I deserve it. I earned it. I end this chapter in my life a little bit wiser. I have to thank you because I believe I would not be the person I am today without this experience, but as I said, you will no longer the be lead. You will be sitting in the back, a secondary character in the long and beautiful story of MY life. 

Always,

EP