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WARNING: I do go into a few specifics about food and methods, which may be triggering to some recovering individuals. In honor of NEDA Awareness week, I thought I would share more of my eating disorder recovery story and the ugliness of this disease, how it took over my life […]
This post took me a while to write, but I feel it is an important topic. I have posted a little here and there before about living with eating disorders, but never really went into the aftermath and the negative physical side effects that I am still dealing with today […]
Every once in a while it pops up, that urge to binge. Maybe I’m having a rough morning, and someone just so happens to bring a tray of desserts to work. I will see them in the break room every time I walk by to use the restroom. There they […]
“Nobody said it would be easy, they just said it would be worth it.” I lived by this quote during my recovery. Recovery certainly isn’t an easy process, it’s a battle. I am human, and some days are harder than others. But the end result is definitely worth it, and […]
It’s really difficult to understand an eating disorder unless you have had one. Unless you have experienced it, the mindset and the fact that you can’t “just stop” can be difficult for others to fathom. Or what exactly goes through your mind, and why it’s such a hard thing to beat. […]
I don’t usually do these types of entries, but this has been bothering me all night, more so than it probably should. I have been watching this past season of Biggest Loser and enjoying it. All of the contestants this season were great and each fought hard and didn’t give […]
As if on cue, as soon as I am starting to make some good gains with crossfit, something happens and I have to take a break. This seems to be a pattern with me in my past. I’m on a roll with whatever physical activity I’m doing, and then some […]
It can be both scary and liberating to get your story out. It was a difficult and long road for me until I got to the point where I opened up about my past, because for a long time I was ashamed, terrified, and not completely willing to let it […]
I tried so hard for years to get to a point in life where I honestly and truly love me for me, and don’t think any less of myself because of my body fat percentage. And I’d like to think that I’m there, most days. But I’d be lying if […]
Hi! I’m Jordan! I am a wife, a crazy pet mom, wino, eating disorder recovery warrior, and a bit of a goofball. I love creating paleo and gluten-free recipes and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. I also sometimes wish I was a mermaid.
