Sarah Lang was 16 when she first dieted. At 18 she was anorexic, then a few years later she was overweight. Body image was her all-consuming obsession for nearly a decade. Here, she recounts her journey of disordered eating — and how she finally found her way out.
I see her every lunchtime, wind, rain or shine. As I'm walking into town along the Wellington waterfront, she comes running towards me. She looks about 20. Her cheeks are hollow and there is desperation in her eyes. Her tiny shorts hang off her bony thighs. Her shoulder blades protrude like an angel's wings. It's a skinniness that's not natural, not even for the thinnest model...Continue reading here.
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