Jen Larsen has struggled with her weight for as long as she can remember. At her heaviest, she was more than 300 pounds, and she became desperate for a way out of the depression, anxiety and fear that plagued her. “I was afraid to be looked at. I was afraid to talk to people,” she says. She became convinced that a dangerous weight loss surgery would change everything. Though it helped Jen lose nearly 200 pounds, her depression and feelings of inadequacy remained, a topic she details in her memoir, Stranger Here.
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Jen Larsen’s full story on finding happiness after weight loss on “In Deep Shift with Jonas Elrod” airs Sunday at noon ET on OWN.
