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\"Andie<\/p>\n

Hi, I’m Andie Mitchell<\/h2>\n

I’m a 32-year-old writer, healthy recipe developer, New York Times bestselling author, a sometimes<\/em> public speaker,\u00a0and I’m proud to say, the only living person who openly admits that\u00a0Titanic<\/em> is still her favorite movie.<\/p>\n

What you should know: I believe in balancing health and happiness.<\/h2>\n

\"Andie<\/p>\n

Twelve\u00a0years ago, I weighed nearly 300 pounds. After 20 years of being big, knowing I needed to change\u2014and trying to, but failing\u2014hitting 268 on the scale\u00a0was my\u00a0turning point. I started eating better, learning about nutrition for the first time in my life. I started exercising regularly. In short, I overhauled my life. A little over a year after I began, I lost 135 pounds. It was the hardest and most rewarding experience, and although I didn’t realize\u00a0it at the time, I\u00a0was only at the beginning. This story\u2014the 20 year lead-up, the weight loss, and the lessons learned long after\u2014is all in my memoir, It Was Me All Along<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Take a look at\u00a0my weight loss posts<\/a><\/h2>\n

When I lost weight, I started cooking,\u00a0remaking the foods I had always loved in lighter, more wholesome ways, and slowly, I started to feel like I was transitioning from a diet to a life<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0I started to work through\u00a0my relationship with food and emotional eating, learning how to weave\u00a0in some\u00a0indulgences here and there to keep me happy.\u00a0And over time, the more I practiced, the more I was able to achieve\u00a0that mystical\u00a0“balance” I’d always heard about.<\/p>\n

Check out my healthy\u00a0recipes<\/a><\/h2>\n

\"Andie<\/p>\n

I started this blog in 2010 to share\u00a0that balance, because I know that before you achieve\u00a0balance for yourself, it can appear to be\u00a0some dreamy mansion you only wish you could afford.<\/strong> I’ve been there, hopeless. If I hadn’t found peace around food and a happy weight that allows me to eat cake pretty regularly, I would’ve gone on assuming some people were just born perfect (hi, Chrissy Teigen) or lying.<\/p>\n

I’m sharing every lesson to getting there\u2014not as a drill sergeant and definitely not as a guru\u2014but as a friend who gets it and never<\/em> wants anyone else to struggle alone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ve learned more in the last decade\u00a0than I ever thought possible, and\u00a0I’m laying it bare here, one post a time\u2014every lesson I’ve taken away from\u00a0losing 135 pounds, my\u00a0real<\/em> advice on maintenance, thoughts on depression and anxiety, exactly how I’ve moved beyond binge eating, the lifestyle odds and ends\u00a0that inspire me, and all the healthy recipes\u00a0that allow me to eat what I\u00a0crave while still feeling good inside and out.<\/p>\n

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\"Andie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I want you to know how happy I am that you’re here. If you read the comment sections on many\u00a0of the weight loss posts, you’ll see how many amazing people are here, sharing their own stories, supporting one another, and offering hope and encouragement. I read every single comment that comes through here and the kindness, the openness, just blows me away. I hope you’ll feel comfortable joining in the conversation, too.<\/p>\n

Other notes about me: I live in\u00a0Massachusetts with my husband, Daniel. I started dating\u00a0him 15 years ago in college and our relationship is a big part of my first book. In the past 10\u00a0years, I’ve moved from Massachusetts, where I grew up (and live now), to Philadelphia, then Hamden, Connecticut, to Seattle, to New York City, and New Jersey. I’ve had the same close\u00a0group of best girlfriends for at least a dozen years. Every year, we go on a big trip together to celebrate our best friendship. I love dogs, frosting-filled doughnuts, coffee, Leonardo DiCaprio, \u00a0my mother, seeing movies in the theater, lipstick, Zach Galifianakis, Shake Shack, White’s Bakery in Massachusetts (specifically the white cake with white frosting), and podcasts. I have a someday dream of starting a makeup\/hair YouTube channel, but it scares the daylights out of me.<\/p>\n

\"It<\/p>\n

It Was Me All Along |<\/em>\u00a0Amazon<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a>, Target<\/a>,\u00a0Indiebound<\/a><\/p>\n

My cookbook, Eating in the Middle: A Mostly Wholesome Cookbook <\/em>| Amazon<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a>, Target<\/a>, Indiebound<\/a><\/p>\n

Press<\/h2>\n

Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, The Better Show, The View, The New York Post, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, Marie Claire, Elle, Shape, Glamour, Southern Living, and many more. My blog was recently called the best weight loss blog by Health Magazine (Oct 2015 issue).<\/p>\n

Get in touch with me:<\/h2>\n