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1、I'mreally,really,reallyexcitedtobehere.Ikindofwanttotellyoualittlebitmoreofthe--Idon'twanttosaybasics--becausewereallydon'tknowanythingaboutmysyndrome.Iwasbornwiththisveryraresyndrome,thatonlytwootherpeopleintheworldincludingmyself,thatweknowof,have.Basicallywhatthissyndromecauses,isthat
2、Icannotgainweight.Yes,itdoessoundasgoodasitis.(Laughter)IcouldeatabsolutelywhateverIwant,wheneverIwantandIwon'treallygainanyweight.I'mgoingtobe25inMarch,andI'veneverweighedoverabout64poundsinmyentirelife.WhenIwasincollege,Ihid--well,Ididn't'hide'it,everyoneknewitwasthere--butitwasagiantt
3、ubofTwinkies,donuts,chips,Skittles,andmyroommatewouldsay,"Icouldhearyouat12:30am,reachingunderyourbedtogetfood."ButI'mlike,"Youknowwhat?It'salright,Icandothesethings!"Becausetherearebenefitstothissyndrome.Therearebenefitstonotbeingabletogainweight.Therearebenefitstobeingvisuallyimpaired.
4、Therearebenefitstobeingkindofreallysmall.Alotofpeoplethink,"Lizzie,howintheworldareyousayingtherearebenefitswhenyoucanonlyseeoutofoneeye?"Well,letmetellyouwhatthebenefitsarebecausetheyaregreat.Iwearcontacts--conTACT.Half-offconTACTS.(Laughter)WhenIwearmyreadingglasses:half-offprescriptio
5、n.Ifsomebodyisannoyingme,beingrude:Standonmyrightside.(Laughter)It'slikeyou'renoteventhere.Idon'tevenknowyou'restandingthere.Rightnow,ifIstandlikethis,Ihavenocluethatthere'sthiswholesideoftheroom.Also,beingsmall,IamverywillingtovolunteermyselftogotoWeightWatchersortosomegym,andsay,"Hi,I'
6、mLizzie.Iwillbeyourposterchild.Putmyfaceonwhateveryouneed,andIwillsay,'Hi!Iusedthisprogram.Lookhowwellitworked.'"(Laughter)Eventhoughthereareamazingthingsthathavecomefromthissyndrome,therearealsothingsthathavebeenvery,verydifficult,asyoucanimagine.Growingup,Iwasraised150%normally.Iwasmyp
7、arents'firstchild.AndwhenIwasborn,thedoctorstoldmymom,"Yourdaughterhasnoamnioticfluidaroundher.Atall."SowhenIwasborn,itwasamiraclethatIcameoutscreaming.Thedoctorstoldmyparents,"Wejustwanttowarnyou:Expectyourdaughtertoneverbeabletotalk,walk,crawl,think,ordoanythingbyhersel
