Finding My Fit: Powerlifting and Eating Disorders

Well, here it is, this biggest birthday....so far anyway. For women turning 30 seems to be the turning point in their lives, the media has filled women's heads for generations that somehow the magical number 30 is the end of their youth, the end of their sex appeal, the end of their "party years"...etc. but why? Honestly, I couldn't escape these messages either- soaking them up since I was little girl like a sponge. It is horrifying. But for me, the years from 28 to 30 have been the best of my life....not just the best because of the people in my life, but also because I finally made the decision to be proactive about my health and to seek some real treatment for my Eating Disorder and to be dedicated to strength and fitness... I have a feeling, going forward, that my life is going to go in a whole new direction, that I am on the verge of something truly great and maybe that is just the realization of a life well lived... So here is to me! H

Hi there all! I'm so glad to be back writing today- I feel so recharged and refreshed and for some reason like I have just come out of a fitness fog...I have a few updates for you though. First is, while I found some really amazing things in myself and in life while working with a life coach I have decided to not renew my monthly meetings with her. She is amazing and if you need a life coach you know who I would recommend but I really felt that I needed to use that time and energy in a new place- ie back into the gym. I have refocused myself and my goals, and so far, my mind and my body have been on the same path for what feels like the first time in MONTHS. I have to keep reminding myself that progress isn't linear and that sometimes it is ok to take a break and not push yourself like crazy every week, ya know for the rest of your life. haha. But I happy to say that being back in the gym on a regular basis and lifting like I used to and eating on plan has made me f