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Coaching and Fitness After an Eating Disorder

POSTED: June 6, 2017 IN #Eating Disorder

After more than two decades living with an eating disorder and most of the time “accepting” that it was just a part of me, not necessarily fighting it, not even particularly tortured by it at times, complacent, really, it finally occurred to me that I simply cannot approach fitness or health in the same way Read More…

Confessions of a Weightlifter on Daily Weigh-ins

POSTED: June 6, 2017 IN #Eating Disorder

While there are many opinions, it’s standard within some segments of the fitness and health industry to advocate for frequent–if not daily–body weight monitoring. It’s supposed to help people stay conscious of choices and see trends in weight over time without freaking out over normal daily fluctuations. It’s meant to be a “healthy” practice, to Read More…

WORDS OF PRAISE

Having been involved with CrossFit for nearly seven years, I’ve been around the block in terms of eating habits whether it was paleo, macro counting, weighing and measuring, or paying for someone else to prep my meals. I don’t think many in the CrossFit world would want to admit that those are in fact “diets”, which is one of the first things Kortney helped me to understand. I was pretty wrapped up in what and how much I was eating, which led to becoming more concerned with how I looked rather than how I felt or performed. After a couple of months working with Kortney I was already able to disconnect from these habits and understand where they came from in the first place. I’ve continued to build such a better relationship with food through intuitive eating and am so thankful for Kortney’s support and guidance along the way.

- Jess Safir ~ London, UK

it’s time you felt worthy, too.