Alexis lives in a tiny apartment with her boyfriend James and her 342 scarves. Born and raised in the heart of Cowtown, she also has quite the collection of cowboy boots. When not shopping, she can be found breaking the silence surrounding disordered eating with the local non-profit organization Project True. She hopes that after not spending any money on clothes for an entire year she will be able to afford a golden retriever poodle cross that will run along the Vancouver seawall with her. (James is allergic to all other breeds and hates running) She also hopes to take her mom on a trip to India and kiss James at the top of the Eiffel tower. 
i’ve never wanted to support a cause more in my life. go alexis! wunder unders 4 lyfe! those are some incredible goals to achieve. i can especially imagine you and your mama in india. i know im supposed to be supportive and such but maaaaan i feel like cropped jean shorts in the summer are going to be sorely missed, but lets not worry about this now! welcome to your wunder year(s)!
Laura, my cropped denim shorts look unreal over a pair of Wunder Unders! Hope life in the Big Apple is unreal-miss you!
[...] Alexis McDonald is a blogger chronicling her ‘Wunder Year’ after recovering from an eating disorder that did not fit neatly under Bulimia or Anorexia. The Vancouver resident also works with a local grassroots resource and support network called Project True. [...]
I came across your blog after hearing about in the CBC interview. It is addictive, you write so wonderfully about this important issue that affects so many. I look forward to reading it each day and wish you all the success. Best of luck on your journey to recovery
Hi Eleneore-Thank you for stopping by and for your words of encouragement and support!
Lululemon featured your blog on my Facebook Newsfeed and I’m hooked. You’ve dealt with some of the issues I am currently struggling with, and I was having a rough day to begin with. Thanks for writing, it helps
Thank you for reading-and for letting me know. Sending you love and light on your journey.
Lex, keep up the wonderful work! As a trich sufferer desperately trying everything to recover, this gives me great heart to read your blog. Wishing you well on your 365 day challenge. Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Thank you for reading! Wishing you courage on your recovery journey.
I usually check out the Lululemon blog every morning and I love coming across new blogs. Yours is seriously kick-butt. I’ve started from your “Day 1″ and have spent time each morning reading more and more. I love this. As a recovering bullemic, you’ve inspirsed me to chronicle my own recovery. I’m scared – but here’s to hoping it’s as amazing as yours has been.
I’m still scared every time I press “publish” on my blog. Scared that whatever I write won’t measure up. Thank you for reminding me what’s possible when we step beyond our fear. I have no doubt that your recovery and your chronicling of your journey will both be amazing.
Working with you at lulu was always such q joy! You are in incredibly passionate and inspiring person. I love reading your blog!! You have brought me to tears and had me laughing while enjoying every day you write about. What you’re doing is so incredible and you continue to be such an inspiration. I’m glad to have met you
xo Rach
Your message brought me to tears. I was always so inspired by you and your desire for adventure and your commitment to making the world a better place. I feel pretty blessed to know you too! xo
I have never followed anyone’s blog before. The weird thing is I found yours 3 days ago from lululemon’s website and then I saw ” the devil you know” last night and they were talking about this lady and her dog Ellie. I was like oh that must be a popular name for golden retrievers…Obviously you know the rest of the story. Was it fate to stumble across this blog? I wanted to say kudos to you. I look forward to reading what you write everyday and even in the short time, you have impacted my self esteem and the way I view others. I too have looked at others and made assumptions that they must be happy based on how they look. I have said to myself if I lost x amount of weight I would be so happy. It is ridiculous and sad that our mass index has such an impact on our confidence and self worth. I am a new mom of twins and I so want to install confidence in them that their beauty is based on things that matter such as how they treat others rather than what they see in the mirror. Looking at you and your perfectly sculpted arms and amazing legs that I would love to have, I would never have dreamt that you would ever think of yourself as having a weight problem! That in itself is such an important message. Your blog entries are real, raw and beautiful. Thank you for such an intimate look in your life and I just wanted you to know what a difference you make in people’s lives that without this blog would have never had the chance. Please remember that on those days where you are staring at a blank page and feel like you have bit off more than you can chew (no pun intended) That may be the blog that changes someone else’s life. No pressure
First of all, I cannot believe that crazy serendipitous connection. Secondly, your words leave me humbled and speechless. Thank you for reading and for sharing and I promise I will consider your words when the blank page seems insurmountable.
That was beautifully said Nancy – and very humble of you to admit. Kudos!
And to Alexis! I thought my 30 day WU challenge in our store was tough enough – so glad to have found this blog…I can’t wait to catch up up with a fellow lemon. [ps...my name is Ellie! more serendipity hahaha;)]
wow i just read about 6 of your blog entries….you are fantastic and high entertaining lol. can you write a book at some point? anyway i definitely am subscribing and love that you are wearing wunderunders for a year straight!
Writing a book is my secret BHAG. Your words pretty much just made my life!
fascinating blog. I hope you put it into a book for us.
Thanks so much Will! I hope so too
So, I’ve never commented on anyone’s blog before… But I just wanted to share that your words are truly great. I can see a lot of myself in this; you dealt with and are dealing with issues that hit very close to me. It’s great to see inspiring challenges and changes that clearly come from within. Keep up the inspiring work. I’ll keep following.
Thank you so much for your words and for following me along this road.
thank u for sharing
luv your story
Thank you for reading!
Alexis – I LOVE YOUR BLOG…….I often think you’re talking right to me. The first thing I do every morning is read your blog……..and every evening before I go to bed, I read 2 or 3 of your older blogs. You have no idea what your words have done for me over the past 100 days and I thank you. You are a beautiful writer. Jane xo
And you have no idea how thankful I am for all that you have done for me these past 26 years. xo
I’m confused with entry 98, what happened to J?
Oops. I just changed the word is to was. That all happened a number of years ago-long before J was in the picture. I was just remembering it when I sat down at my computer the other night!
HI Alexis, Logan told me about your blog and after reading it I just wanted to send you a hug to say I am so very proud of your journey. Your writing is honest, filled with integrity and so heart felt. Life can be such a struggle but you have found a way to heal yourself as well as others. I say a book in the making:) Many blessings Namaste Sherry Reynolds (Logan & Megz’s Mom from Waldorf land!!
Sherry! Thank you so very much for the hug and for your beautiful words. Hearing from you brings back so many good memories from Waldorf Land and afternoons spent playing in your backyard with Panda. Hope you and Chris are enjoying life in B.C. (I see updates on Logan and Megz facebook pages sometimes) and many blessings to you as well.