About Allie
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Welcome to Live Laugh Eat, a blog capturing the food, exercise and musings that make up my day. I am currently a student at Duke University pursuing a degree in psychology and a certificate in Markets and Management. I am entering my last year of school (!!) with the most challenging assignment yet—figuring out what to do with my life!
Life hasn’t always been so bright since going away to college. During my sophomore year, my emotional well-being took a huge hit. A combination of loneliness, stress, and heartbreak crushed me into pieces and putting myself back together was harder than I could handle. I turned to running as a way to escape. Running allowed me to think through everything that was going on, while at the same time, offered me a window of time where nothing mattered. Experiencing runner’s high was the only way I knew to make myself feel “better.” Of course, I ran too much too soon…on old shoes. I went from running zero miles to running eight miles every single day until finally I got a stress fracture in my right shin. It took about a month.
It doesn’t end there. Not being able to run left me helpless. Elation was nowhere in sight. I needed to control something, anything. The dice landed on food. Every morsel I denied myself, I felt that much better. My clothes became loose, baggy, un-wearable. I continued exercising on the elliptical and Arctrainer machines until the world spun hoping for the same rush I got from running.
Healing didn’t begin until I got out of school that year. I went to Mexico during the summer and then London that fall. I met remarkable people that showed me life beyond food and working out; that life was more than the number on the scale.
The experience, although difficult and emotional, has a bright side. It sparked my interest in nutrition, cooking, and fitness. I have learned the importance of fueling my body properly to live a long and healthy life. Today, I’m still working on accepting myself for the way I am and repairing my body by eating healthy and exercising for enjoyment.
Blog Reading + Writing
In the beginning, reading food blogs reminded me of how to eat full and balanced meals and most importantly, that doing so was okay. Eventually, as I developed a love for delicious and nutritious food, reading blogs became a hobby that provided me with creative ideas and fueled my [healthy] curiosity.
For the past 2 years, I have spent many hours each day reading blogs about health, fitness, and nutrition. I wanted to start my own blog long ago but I knew that I needed to wait for the right time. I needed to heal and remember what it was like to Live, Laugh, and Eat before I could share my life with others.
