The British woman brought herself to anorexia to fit into a bridesmaid dress at her sister's wedding. This was reported by The Mirror.
Katie Smith from Oldham, Greater Manchester, has lost 41 kilograms. To do this, at the age of 15, she began to consume only 100 calories a day, take 40 laxative tablets a day and run until exhaustion. Thus, she lost 28 kilograms and could only wear clothes in children's sizes.
The girl admitted that although she never wore a size larger than S, due to regular swimming activities, she had impressive muscles and weighed about 70 kilograms. Before her sister's wedding, she was happy with her figure, but when she tried on the dress and saw how tightly it fits her body, she hated her appearance. To hide her emaciated body from her parents, Smith began wearing baggy clothes and gave up swimming. “My muscles were constantly sore, and I was freezing, so I wore multi-layered clothes. When I washed, I lost clumps of hair, they also remained on the pillow, - said the Briton.
At the ceremony itself, the girl did not eat a single piece, but simply poked at the plate to mislead the family. She admitted that she felt disgusting, and the dress fell off her. As a result, the girl ended up in the hospital, where, after months of treatment, she was able to regain weight and now weighs 64 kilograms.
Smith added that she was confident that she would not live to come of age, and only regular visits to a psychiatrist and treatment, because of which she had to miss a year of school, allowed her to gain normal weight and recover. She noted that music helped her overcome her aversion to food: when she sat down at the table, she turned on her favorite band, 30 Seconds to Mars, through the headphones.
