She’s Healthy in every issue
Story by Ashley Elvington • Photography by Laura McBryde
JENNIFER
HARZE
JENNIFER HARZE SHARES, “LIKE SO MANY WOMEN, I HAVE ALWAYS HATED THE WAY I LOOKED.
I WAS TOO SHORT, TOO FAT, TOO DORKY, TOO
PLAIN… YOU NAME IT. MY SELF-IMAGE WAS ALWAYS
NEGATIVE.” GROWING UP WITH NICKNAMES LIKE
“MISS WORLD,” THINGS BECAME EVEN MORE
DIFFICULT ONCE SHE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE.
ORIGINALLY FROM JAMAICA, JENNIFER MOVED
TO NEW YORK CITY, WHICH WAS A CHALLENGING
ADJUSTMENT. “I REMEMBER WRITING HOME TO
MY FATHER, TELLING HIM THAT I DIDN’T FIT IN.
I DIDN’T HAVE THE RIGHT CLOTHES AND I FELT LIKE
AN OUTSIDER.” DURING HER UNDERGRAD YEARS,
JENNIFER GAINED WEIGHT DUE TO EATING HIGHFAT FOODS AND DRINKING SUGAR-FILLED DRINKS,
ESPECIALLY LATE AT NIGHT WHILE STUDYING.
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