article_snippet: I found it incredibly stressful and began limiting what I ate. '
article_snippet: When I was training as an athlete I'd always been quite strict with my diet.
article_snippet: Then a coach told me if I lost weight
article_snippet: I started taking those dangerous eating habits even further and began skipping meals.'
article_snippet: It wasn't that I was desperate to be skinny, I was desperate to be in control.
article_snippet: I would not eat all day if I was drinking with mates in the evening.'
article_snippet: My boyfriend encouraged me to put on weight, but it was no use and we broke up after a year together.'
article_snippet: I'd take photographs of myself surrounded by food and put photographs of myself surrounded by food on social media. '
article_snippet: Sometimes I'd put a huge meal on the table and take a picture of the table.
article_snippet: I wanted people to think I was eating normally.
article_snippet: I'd starve all day if I was going round, but at least I was eating something.'