
A woman who was crushed when her close friend began dating the man she had her eye on went on to lose 75 lbs in one year, realizing that she 'wanted more' for her life. Marisa Hochberg, 27, described her journey in detail, from being an overweight bullied teen,left, up to the moment of realization she experienced one day on a Central Park bench in her native New York that would change her life. 'Growing up, I always loved food,' she wrote. 'I wouldn't have described myself as an emotional eater, but I did struggle with my weight, and because of that, I was bullied.'