The creation of this blog has come from encouragement from my partner, Jason and my trainers who say that my story may be helpful to others and may inspire them to follow their own journey to health and fitness.
Almost every day, I speak with people who want to talk about health and fitness issues and who ask questions about my process. I love these conversations and always hope that they leave others wanting to work to find their own answers. Although these conversations are so rich and exciting, I have always been hesitant to share my experiences with a larger audience through a blog, in part because I don't think of my journey as unusual but also because for me it has been a deeply personal, alternatively rewarding and frustrating, with amazing ups and downs.
Who am I? I'm a 50-year old public school educator with a Bachelor's Degree in Music and a Master's Degree in Education. I work in a K-12 system with all levels of students and teachers. Though it still sounds odd for me to say it, I'm also a power lifter. The recurring theme in this blog will be around the process that brought me to describe myself this way and the circuitous journey I have followed in a never-ending quest to be healthier requiring me to hack through a dense jungle of often conflicting information.
I think it is also really important to understand who I am not. I am not a health care provider or a fitness professional, though I have been very lucky to find and work with some amazing health care and fitness professionals. It is through these people and my own research that I have been able to successfully move ahead in my journey. I will continue to document my journey through this blog in hopes that it will provide others with a forum for exchanging ideas and knowledge and as a jumping off point for people to find their own unique path to health and well being. My journey won't look like your journey, though the hope is that I can help you not waste as much time as I did on roads that led nowhere.
Why do I call it 'A Women on the Edge'? Not because I am unstable (though some would argue that point), but because I see myself as being on the edge of achieving many of my goals, but also on the edge of new challenges.
I will share my joys and struggles. I will also write about my history and the lessons I've learned. If my trail of bread crumbs can help save others the time and frustration I have experienced along the way, maybe they can get to 'The Edge' a little bit faster than I did.
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