Naked And Not Afraid: After Losing 150 Pounds, She Raced In The Nude

When Naomi Teeter was younger, she used food as a way to numb her feelings and deal with the uncertainty that came along with having a father who was an alcoholic.
As far back as she can remember, Teeter, 34, would sneak extra pieces of cake and scoops of ice cream, and stock up on everything from pudding to gummy worms.
“I was never taught how to deal with my emotions,” she told Runner’s World by phone. “Plus, my entire family was overweight, so I just thought it was normal.”
After years of cycling between starving herself — or in her eyes, dieting — and binging, Teeter needed a change.
“At my heaviest, I was over 300 pounds,” she said. “I was tired of living in Tulsa, my friends were just party people who hung out at bars, and I just didn’t want that life anymore. I wanted to go out and do other things.”