With each bite, Lucas sought solace in his loneliness, but each empty calorie of burger, fries, and Coke only brought more distance between him and his peers. His parents, noticing the change in their son, tried to intervene. They suggested new activities, encouraged him to join clubs, and even attempted to overhaul the family diet.
But their efforts went in vain! By the time high school rolled around, food had become Lucas’s one and only refuge and friend. It was the one thing in his life that he felt he could control, and he was not ready to relinquish it.