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Hi I'm Lizzie, & I’m a sweat-a-holic *group welcome: Hi Lizzie* Have I always
been this way? HECK NO! 12 years ago, I was a drama geek in high school.
Ok, I was a COOL drama geek, but I was a CHUBBY drama geek. I did theater,
not sports, & the thought of MOVING any faster than it took me to get across
stage didn’t appeal to me! By the time I graduated HS, I knew I needed to lose

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Hi I'm Lizzie, & I’m a sweat-a-holic *group welcome: Hi Lizzie* Have I always
been this way? HECK NO! 12 years ago, I was a drama geek in high school.
Ok, I was a COOL drama geek, but I was a CHUBBY drama geek. I did theater,
not sports, & the thought of MOVING any faster than it took me to get across
stage didn’t appeal to me! By the time I graduated HS, I knew I needed to lose
weight. If I was going to be a successful "movie star" I sure as heck wasn't
gonna do it at 170lbs! Was I in danger of a heart attack? No. But was I
anywhere NEAR being in the shape I am now? Absolutely NOT!
The summer after HS, I started SLOWLY! I tried running around the block &
thought I would pass out! But some persistence & hard work started to pay
off! Along with jogging, I tried putting more vegetables into my diet and
cutting out sugar. I 1st noticed that I was able to run a little farther, a little
faster each time. And while I enjoyed seeing some physical changes, I was
equally pumped at my emotional strength & ability to keep pushing myself
even further!
Within 1yr, I had dropped 30lbs & was at a healthy weight! It wasn't the
instant gratification I had initially hoped for, but the year flew and by the time
I left home for film school, I felt HOT! I was ready to be famous! I wasn't
however, prepared for those positive feelings of working out to become
something I loathed & feared as I spiraled into a battle with anorexia. I won't
go into the emotional details as I only get 6000 characters here, but I became
OBSESSED! I became a machine - I was no longer funny - I no longer cared to
be an actress - I soon lived to feel hunger. That was my drug of choice; a
growling stomach. I went from healthy to dying, living life to the fullest to
slowly killing myself.
Anorexia is not something I’d wish on my worst enemy & I am thankfully alive
to admit that. My battle was not easy, and is not necessarily over. I have been
both overweight & underweight & feel balanced at this stage in my life. After
being in recovery for 6 yrs, I feel ready to take on new challenges without fear
of going overboard again. I believe in connecting with one another & if my
story can help another, than I survived with a purpose! I have never held
back, I try to be as open and honest as possible, and hope that I can be a part
of your journey into health, be it weight loss, weight gain, or any other goal
you have!

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