My Husband Dumped Me for Being ‘Too Skinny’ after I Lost 200 Lbs to Get Pregnant — My Story

Molly felt insecure about her weight for most of her childhood and early adulthood. After meeting her husband, she began to gain confidence. Little did she know that he would leave her after she lost weight to give birth to their daughter. Years later, she would learn the repercussions of his actions.

Growing up, my mother often told me that our scars had a way of encouraging or mocking us, depending on how we chose to look at them.

“The choice is yours, Molly,” she would say.

I never really did understand what she meant by that until later on in life. As a child, I was very self-conscious and insecure about my weight. I was an overweight teenager and often got teased by my peers because of this.

As a result, I thought it was impossible for me to find someone to love me for who I was. Later on in life, I would luckily find someone who did exactly that.

Adam and I met in our early twenties, and I immediately fell for him. I had never been looked at in the way Adam looked at me. He didn’t just look past my flaws and the things about myself that I believed made me undesirable, but he loved me all the more for them.

Being with Adam was an absolute dream. He helped ignite a confidence I never thought I had. In his eyes, I wasn’t the overweight woman to be pitied or ridiculed; I was simply beautiful.

However, while I was growing more confident about my physical appearance, my weight was beginning to take a toll on my health. I would not realize just how bad things were until Adam and I married.

Shortly after tying the knot, Adam and I started planning to expand our little family and have children. Full of the joys of spring, Adam and I couldn’t wait to start building our family and set up a meeting with the doctor straight away.

Adam and I sat nervously in the doctor’s office, waiting on him to give us the green light to start trying for a baby. As he walked in, I could already tell something was wrong by the feigned smile on his face.

“So, the test results are good. Both of you are fertile; that’s good. However…” the doctor said.

“However?” I interrupted nervously.

“Love, please. Let the doctor speak,” Adam chimed in, reassuringly holding my hand.

“Molly, I’m afraid your weight may be...