How do you define yourself? | Lizzie Velasquez | TEDxAustinWomen
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========== Translator: Camille MartÃnez
Reviewer: Judith Matz I'm really, really, really
excited to be here. I kind of want to tell you a little bit more of the -
I don't want to say basics - because we really don't know
anything about my syndrome. I was born with this very rare syndrome, that only two other people in the world
including myself, that we know of, have. Basically what this syndrome causes,
is that I cannot gain weight. Yes, it does sound as good as it is. (Laughter) I could eat absolutely
whatever I want, whenever I want and I won't really gain any weight. I'm going to be 25 in March, and I've never weighed over
about 64 pounds in my entire life. When I was in college, I hid - well, I didn't 'hide' it,
everyone knew it was there - but it was a ...