Mary-Kate Olsen seeks treatment for eating disorder

[rabbit]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/2641339

My sister had anorexia. It was a very tough time for our family. Here's hoping she overcomes it. :thumbup:

[Joe in LA]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/2641339

My sister had anorexia. It was a very tough time for our family. Here's hoping she overcomes it. :thumbup:

Kinda' strange it is only one of them. Hope this means the other is OK, not in denial.

[anait]

They're both built very slightly, but one has always looked more gaunt than the other. I struggled mightliy with anorexia in high school. At my worst, I'd have a glass of milk for breakfast, diet Coke and a candy for lunch, and skip supper entirely if my mom wasn't home. I was exercising 2+ hours a day, and working at a job where I was on my feet for 8 hours. Ended up nearly unable to move, I was so weak; it probably contributed to some reproductive system problems that plagued me until my early twenties.

I had a relapse when I was expecting my first baby...the 'forced' weight gain nearly gave me a nervous breakdown. Thankfully, a gifted counsellor in Brandon walked me through the worst of it. I've never been as sick as I was, but the mindset never completely leaves. It's always a fine line between eating and exercising to maintain a healthy body weight, and becoming obsessed all over again. Especially now that I've had four kids, and have a very different body than I once did...