Food from the Edge Revisited

Those of you who know me personally know that I have a long and complicated history with food. I've been skinny, I've been healthy, I've been husky, I've been voluptuous, and I've been fat. I've run the gamut from eating anything I wanted, to eating a strict vegan diet, to attacking my meals with a calculator and spreadsheet instead of fork and knife. At the end of all of this culinary experimentation, here is where I've arrived:

A month and a half before my 30th birthday, I'm 5'11" tall, I weigh 361 lbs, and I suffer from high blood pressure, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and depression. Go team Lissa, right?

I've learned that being skinny won't make you happy, and being happy won't make you skinny, but if you have to choose one, choose happiness. I've decided to change the focus of this blog from simply posting interesting recipes to tracking the progress of my quest to become a healthier, happier adult, and I want to invite you to walk with me on this journey. Over the next few weeks, I'll be posting some of my goals, both long-term and more immediate, in an effort to hold myself accountable for making forward progress. Some of these goals may change over time, and that's okay. Together, I think that we will be able to accomplish more than we think possible!