I was very athletic and healthy in high school, then unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer, and it's been downhill ever since. Various traumas have left me with a fear that losing weight will open me up to be victimized again, a idea I'm working on in therapy. Rather than seeing the weight loss process as having to restrict and deny myself, I'm working on ways to enjoy transforming my body. I'm trying to think of eating well as self-care and an affirmation of my own worthiness. My biggest challenge is sugar; my biggest trigger is physical pain.

I love FatSecret most of all for its community, so friend me on a whim, and let's do this together!