I've spent most of my life dealing with eating disorders and other mental illness, which has held me back from a lot, including making active, smart choices about my health. I am determined to break away from the eating disordered voices telling me to take unwise steps to get skinny quick and from the bipolar voices telling me I have to do everything all at once, but that I'll fail anyway. This is something I want to devote myself to. I can do this.

Big picture: get active and eat healthy. By the numbers: Starting weight (8/5/12): 180 Goal weights: 11/5/12: 167.5 2/5/13: 155 5/5/13: 142.5 (End goal) 8/5/13: 130 Another goal is to be able to take a ballet class again. I was a very dedicated ballet dancer until two or three years ago. If I walked into a class now I wouldn't have the strength, flexibility, or cardio to withstand even a beginner level class. While I don't necessarily want to be a dedicated dancer again, I want to be able to take the occasional class. Let's start with being able to do a split on both sides again!

- at least 2 (ultimate goal is 5) servings of fruits and veggies each day - 8 glasses of water each day - cardio (walking, with a goal to be able to do a walk/jog interval program like Couch to 5K) 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week - strength training (yoga or pilates, Coach Nicole videos, or even WiiFit) for an hour a week or more

Natalie recently moved to Gainesville, FL for grad school from Chicago, IL where I did my undergrad Message me for my email! I'm looking for friends!

My old fun fact said I was reading Infinite Jest and it was blowing my mind. Well I finished it a year ago, and it's still blowing my mind. Currently working on Les Miserables. I wonder if filling my summers with interminable books will become a pattern.

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