Balancing act: my relationship with food and fitness
Warning- I know weight and food is a really sensitive subject for many. If it isn't something you can handle , skip this post. It's a deep dive into my past history and my misconceptions about being "healthy". Also , the timeline of my journey is a little all over the place , I tried to keep similar topics together but also have separate sections to compare my habits growing up vs. Now. I have always been skinny, from a young age. I was/ am a picky eater so I didn't have much of an appetite. I was both praised and teased about my slender figure; from family , friends acquaintances. I joked along but later it kind of got to me. I was medical underweight. I talked to my doctor about it. She challenged me to write down what I ate for two weeks and try to up my calories. I was able to gain a little weight to prove it was possible and I didn't have anything wrong stopping me from gaining weight. It didn't stick though because I went back to old...