[TW: Eating Disorders/ Disordered Eating] I was a 'runner' and dabbled in the modelling space in my teens. 

I vividly remember this photo being taken and feeling unhappy with my body (now, in a much different body, I look back at these photos and think what the heck was I thinking?!). That my friends is when I learnt about body image. 

I also got into running for all the wrong reasons. My running was fuelled by unhealthy intentions including managing an obsession pre-occupation with my weight and fear of weight gain. Of course, being so 'dedicated' with my running (or I should say obsessive), I became quite good at it, despite being under-fuelled.

Where did diet come into this? Well, you see, as I was always trying to 'fix' my body, this also meant I would research every diet under the sun. Keto, paleo, 'clean' eating, you name it. Because that's what was in our face growing up.. right? 

I guess this is where fast forward a few years, upon graduating, I decided to study nutrition & dietetics to add even more 'fuel to this fire'... Little did I know that studying this degree would quite literally change my life. It opened up my eyes to what a positive and healthy relationship with food (and my body) can look like..