Sussex Herald February 21, 2017

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Living Well

Aging Well weight and survived two abusive relationships, both mentally & physically. I hit rock bottom a few years ago and because of it had to declare bankruptcy, fell into a depression, and have a form of high functional anxiety, which makes it hard to leave the house some days. Despite all that which could very well have caused me give up hope and trust, there were days I had given up hope, I have always felt deep down that I had something to share with this world.

conversation growing up. People would tell me I was too skinny or felt the need to make a point of it when I did gain weight. I grew up in a house where my Mom was always on a different diet and never happy with her own body. So, I become very self-conscious about my body at a young age.

After university and into my 20s I gained weight because I was always the “skinny” kid so I never had to think about food, I just ate. Then I started drinking more & more So today I wanted to share a to fit in and was trying a little too piece of my story of how through hard to be one of the “cool” kids. I Hi my name is Colleen DeVine, Fitness, Clean Eating, Personal worked in the restaurant industry today I am a Health & Fitness Development and becoming for 15 years and therefore never Coach, Personal Trainer and involved in a positive, supportive had to learn how to cook or what is Certified in Nutrition. What community helped me to turn it all healthy; I never had to deal with it. people may not know about me around. When I finally changed careers, is that I was a binge eater, binge My weight was always a topic of I moved into an office job and by drinker; I’ve been bullied about my

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