The life of a recovering Bulimic…

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It’s no secret that I am a recovering Bulimic.

Today I am not ashamed to tell people that bulimia is a part of my life. When I hid it from the world I was ashamed. Ashamed that my relationship with food came down to two things: Binge and Purge. […]

I wanted…

I wanted to write a blog post about how my life is changing now that I’ve moved 4000 miles away from the one place I’ve ever called home as I attempt to make this place my new home.

I wanted to write a blog post about how my first run […]

What we see is what we do…

Some things never change.

The other day I was at Wal-Mart doing some shopping. I know I know, I shouldn’t give into the big conglomerate companies but being in a new country, unfamiliar with my surroundings still and in need of a some boots for my newly acquired nephew-in-law (we got him Transformer […]

Life Changes…

Of that there is absolutely no doubt.

It’s what we do in those times of changes that shape us as people, and as weight loss success stories (and sometimes not so much success stories). It’s no secret that over the course of the last 12 months my life has taken some […]

Holiday Challenges…

The holidays are fast approaching.

It begins with Halloween and the notion that a bite size candy bar popped into our mouths won’t do much damage. One here. One there. One every time some cute kid knocks on the door and screams “trick or treat”. It continues with the day after […]

Emotions…you have them.

Has anyone ever come up to you and said any of the following statements:

“I’m sorry, can you please stop being so happy.”

“Excuse me, you being happy over (insert situation) is really bothersome”

“Seriously, stop being so damn happy”

“You should feel guilty for […]

I don’t know when…

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I started to feel unimportant.

It might have started when I was born. So few pictures document what my life was like during those first few years. I remember a father left. A mother drank. A brother touched…

It might have started young. Maybe it was […]