I have a simple philosophy.  I believe with all of my heart that it’s never too late to be great.

These are not just words I live by. It’s who I am.

I’ve struggled with food addiction off and on since I was fourteen years old. A few years ago I was able to get over my fear of food and eating and start living a more normal life.

I thought that was the end of it. I had won. The battle was finally over.

Then, the food addiction unexpectedly reappeared one day. I couldn’t understand it, and I was devastated.

Years went by with only the support and advice of people who had no idea what it was like to not be able to trust yourself around food. I did try a few programs, but it was that last 20-30 pounds of “safe weight” I couldn’t seem to shake.

I didn’t give up. After all, I wasn’t trying to lose weight as much as I was trying to lose the food addiction. My heart ached and I knew that had something to do with it. Amidst the urgings of my well-meaning and slimmer-than-me friends who told me I looked fine, I continued to search for an answer.

My search led me down an unexpected path to a solution I had never even considered. In the end, love was the answer. Pure,  genuine, unconditional love from a roommate who never once judged me and who let me be exactly who I am at all times. I felt safe feeling happy and expressing joy, and I learned how to have fun, and I did have fun–for the first time in my adult life.

At last I am free from the persistent hunger that once directed every aspect of my life. It wasn’t easy for me, and I won’t tell you it’s going to be easy for you. Being free from food addiction, or being free from any addiction doesn’t mean that you won’t one day feel an emptiness in your heart that will re-activate the addiction trigger. It simply means that, if and when that happens, the food addiction won’t take over your life. You can–and will–make it over the hurdle just fine.

If you are willing to do the work that it will take for you to forgive yourself, and to accept yourself unconditionally right now, without needing to change yourself to become somebody else’s idea of perfect so that your life can finally be perfect, you will succeed. Why? Because you already are perfect just the way you are. Start from there, and be amazed at where life takes you.

Thank you for visiting my website and always remember–It’s never too late to be GREAT! ®