In her new book “Hungry”, Renn, 23, chronicles the heart palpitations, excessive water retention, clumps of hair that would fall out and loss of her menstrual cycle, as she struggled to slim down to the unrealistic sample sizes.
“I honestly couldn’t feel myself, I would have to literally count the veins on my arm when looking in mirror for reassurance that I was still standing in the same place that I was yesterday,” Fox news quoted her as saying.
But she knew she had hit rock bottom when at just 16 years old and living in London, she forced herself to do laps in an unheated pool at 5 a.m. in the middle of winter.
“I sat on the edge psyching myself up, forcing myself to get into the pool. Eventually I just threw myself in,” she recalled.
“I made myself do laps for over an hour; I was screaming and sobbing the whole time. I just had this image of myself on the runway…” she said.
Renn does not hold the industry responsible for her life-threatening disease and assured that her agents, photographers and colleagues embraced her decision to move into plus size modelling in order to recover a few years ago.
“I don’t blame anyone, I made the decision to be a model and to have an eating disorder, and I was prepared to do anything to accomplish my dream,” she said.
“I thank the experience taught me everything to appreciate myself today,” she explained.
She also added that her newfound female curves in the size 12-plus arena have not only given her comfort and confidence but her career has sky-rocketed. (ANI)
Kelly Clarkson says she used to be bulimic, and developed the eating disorder after she was passed over for a role in her high school musical. She tells CosmoGirl:
“I thought…If I came back and I’m cuter and thinner…then I’ll get the role.” For six months, Clarkson was bulimic, until a friend discovered her problem. “One of my guy friends caught on to it, and I just felt so ashamed and embarrassed,” she tells the mag. “I literally went cold turkey and snapped out of it.”
Here is a meal by meal guide to eating for energy and managing your mood with food.
Breakfast
Eating a good breakfast boosts your concentration and revs your energy, particularly in the morning when you may need it most.
You can help keep your blood sugar on an even keel with complex carbohydrates. Avoid refined carbohydrates, such as white bread and white sugar. These have a high glycemic index, which can cause spikes and dips in your blood sugar levels.
The right complex carbohydrates provide your brain and muscles with the steady flow of the energy they need. Grains are great sources of B vitamins, which aid in the metabolic production of energy. Natural whole grain breads and cereals are good carbohydrate choices for breakfast.
For the best breakfast, add a lowfat protein, such as yogurt, cottage cheese, or skim milk, and watch your fat intake as well as your meat consumption (since meat takes more energy to digest).
Mid morning snack
Turns out, snacking may not be such a bad idea. Eating every few hours helps your body use nutrients more efficiently. It stimulates your metabolism, keeps your blood sugar levels steady, reduces stress on your digestive system, and decreases hunger, which means you will be less likely to overeat when mealtime finally rolls around. (more…)
OLIVIA Newton-John has vowed to nurse her anorexic daughter back to health following years of family heartache.
The Grease star is deeply concerned for her only child Chloe Lattanzi, 21, who said her eating problems started when Olivia, 59, fell desperately ill with breast cancer 15 years ago.
But Chloe’s eating disorder spiralled out of control 18 months ago when her mother’s long-term boyfriend, Patrick McDermott, disappeared during a fishing trip and hasn’t been seen since.
Chloe said: “I’ve gone through an eating disorder. I don’t hide that. It’s nothing I’m ashamed of. Everything happens for a reason.”
She kept her anorexia secret from her famous mother for two years. Devastated Olivia said: “Did I notice? Yes. I was obviously very concerned and worried. Eating disorders are usually nothing to do with food. Parents need to be with their child to see them through it. All the therapists in the world can’t help if the parents aren’t present, loving and pro-active.” (more…)
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