I became really passionate about it after I attended a few conferences and made friends all over the world. I gained followers as I started posting workouts and recipes online. I’ve always been extremely close with my parents, and a lifestyle blog was an easy way to keep them updated. I started blogging when I moved 30 hours from home to go to University. My boss Hayley originally found you on Instagram. Thank you Meg for sharing your story! -Kara A life of happiness, and the ability to see your own value – that’s worth it. ![]() As Meg told me, all those negative thoughts are just not worth it. We all have friends who could be the beautiful person in a room, but would never see it. We all have days when we don’t see ourselves as beautiful. ![]() Meg’s story is not unlike many others out there. When she finally was able to admit she had a problem, it was on a family vacation when she physically could not force herself to eat an apple. She would get mad at herself if her hip bones didn’t stick out enough. She never played sports because she thought she wasn’t “good enough” to be on anyone’s team. At her lowest point, she didn’t even weigh 90 lbs. ![]() “But…I’ve seen pictures of you,” I told her. So as she told me her story of going through high school with an eating disorder, I had a hard time comprehending it. If you’ve ever spoken to her or read her blog, you would never guess this bubbily girl could ever have a negative or self-deprecating thought cross her mind. Between finishing her education as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist (RHN) and planning a wedding for the upcoming year, she also shares her passion for life and happiness through her blog, A Dash of Meg. Meg is one of the most beautiful, energetic,and passionate girls I’ve ever spoken to. Sorry to break the streak everyone, but for the first time ever, that number is about to come back down. If my calculations are correct, the inspiring group of people featured on this blog, as well as in the 30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking, have reached a collective weight loss of ONE THOUSAND POUNDS. There are still those who shun me, even though I have the undisputable medical proof of my inherited disease.Of all the Success Story interviews I’ve done, this is one I’ve always wanted to write. There is much misinformation in the medical profession and media concerning Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. Some family members have chronic related problems and are now convinced they have been misdiagnosed for years. Looking back in my family’s medical history, the related problems are almost epidemic. This disease affects different people in different ways. They did not have the weight loss problem, but had other symptoms of the disease that were also ignored by their doctors for decades. Since my surgery my mother and grandmother have had the same surgery. All the while the real underlying problem was caused by a known and not so rare chronic disease, that was corrected by a relatively simple surgery. ![]() While at my lowest weight of sixty-three pounds, being constantly stared and glared at in public.įinally my computer challenged mother saved my life by searching on the internet, finding Dr. I learned of conversations behind my back about "what I was doing to myself," as if I had any control over my weight. My book "Anorexia Misdiagnosed" tells the tale of what I call "The Modern Day Leper." I was shunned by those I thought were friends, along with teachers and employers. The next ten years was a roller coaster of doctor after doctor accusing me of having Anorexia Nervosa, while never running the appropriate medical tests to look for what was really physically wrong. After being heavy in junior high, I plummeted sixty pounds at fifteen, and the horror story began. The first symptom was reported to my pediatrician at one month, and nothing was done. If you have been diagnosed as having Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia, the real problem may be a physical condition and not in your head! Most doctors are not aware they need to run a simple test to check for a not so rare disease, before you will know for sure.
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