"At 25, I started an extreme diet, meticulously measuring my intake of calories. I got thin for the first time in my life. I felt accepted by my family."
"I could not sustain the extreme eating, so I turned to throwing up the 'forbidden food' so my obsession turned into bulimia. Binging and then purging became my new normal."
"Sometimes, I start to think like an anorexic, obsessing about every morsel of food and how to avoid it. Other times, bulimia. It was a way of taking control of everything that felt out of control."
"Now, at 65, I have not weighed myself since I was 58. I am happier and more accepting of myself than ever before, free from the scale's grip."
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