I have struggled with anorexia all my life. After having my 4th child via c-section, starving myself wasn't getting it done. My husband has been an encouragement in getting beyond the "not eating" and finally was able to get through and set me right. I started up at my local gym and my husband writes out my routines. I still struggle with eating now and again, but with my increased knowledge of food and my bodies needs, i am starting to realize that food is friend not an enemy. I would never have thought i could eat as much as i do now and still lean down! If more people were truly educated about the importance of nutrition at an early age, we would be a much healthier society, and girls like me would have a running start on life! "Diet" is not a bad word, it's not a "thing you do" to loose weight, it is a lifestyle.

Getting into the gym is really my only hour away from the craziness of home and kids. i love to get lost in whatever my routine is for the day and challenging myself to finish what i went there to start.