American - Model | September 28, 1968 -
I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight.
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I had my first seizure, and I had to go in for heart surgery.
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My doctor felt that the main contributing factor was so many years of malnutrition, especially during my formative years, even before I got into modeling.
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Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.
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It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks.
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The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get the job.
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I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't work. I didn't have a lot of other options of making money other than modeling.
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Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so the treatment is longer than drugs and alcohol.
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You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.
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I feel like it's my responsibility to honestly cover a lot of subjects in part because I have two little girls and I really want them when they grow up to have a voice.
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My weight fluctuated when I was 30, and I did the unthinkable - I stepped out as a plus-sized model.
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I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two.
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