Hello readers!
My name is Danielle, and I am happy to have you here regardless of what brought you. I’m writing to you because I’ve been on a journey over the last 15 years or so, and I believe others would benefit from hearing my story.
A Bit About Me
I’m a PNW-grown, almost 25-year-old graduate student who enjoys photography, rollerblading, gaming, and raising succulents. I’m biracial, mixed with black and white, I bounce back and forth between being vegetarian and pescetarian, and I’m a huge advocate of all aspects of health.
While diet, exercise, and mental health are all related, they need to be approached and nurtured differently in my experience. That being said, I hope everyone has taken at least 10 minutes for themselves today.
Why Am I here?
Similar to the journey I’ve been on, I want to take you all on the same journey. As a young person, child and teenager, I never learned about nutrition or the importance of exercise. I never learned the benefits of how amazing it can make you feel when you’re feeling down. These things were never stressed in my life because school always came first, regardless of how my state of health was slipping.
I was overweight nearly my entire adolescence, even through my years in undergrad. I ate poorly, I ate too much on a regular basis, I had chronic acne, I had mental health issues, and most importantly, I thought none of this would ever change. I thought all of these things were basically genetic and outside of my control because I’d been struggling with them since a young age.
So What Changed?
Little did I know, learning portion control and discovering the liberation of walking, would change my life. Currently, I’m the same weight I was in 7th grade, which is the lightest I’ve ever been. I love eating, and still get to enjoy all my guilty pleasures like Taco Bell, chocolate chip cookies, Sour Patch Kids, and so much more. It may sound like this all happened overnight, but “overnight” was more like five years.
If you’re interested in how you can Let Food Make You Radiant, you’re in the right place. I’ll warn you though. There’s so much more involved in the process than food, but that’s always a great place to start.
Thanks for joining me 🙂