I have been bulimic since I was around 12-13 years old. When I was a child I had an average weight. The issue began when I reached my pre-teen years.

I started to gain weight excessively and burgeon to 170 pounds when I was only 12 years old! I became obsessed with my weight. I cared about what my peers said about my weight. Mean jokes and harsh comments drove me to become bulimic.

I started eating more, thinking that I would get fatter, but then I would purge secretly. My parents found out about my purging. They took me to a psychologist, and it worked for a while, but, when I was 18 years old, I fell back into the nightmare.

I am now 22 years old. I have been bulimic for almost 5 years now! EVERYDAY is a struggle for me. I want to stop COMPLETELY! I keep telling myself that I will stop tomorrow, but I always end up in the same situation.

I love food, I enjoy eating it and having the good feeling of tasting it, but I hate having to get rid of it!

Bulimia has caused me to nearly lose all of my front teeth. Now, I have dentures! I HATE IT! I HATE IT! I HATE IT!!! YET, I STILL HAVE HOPE, that someday I will be brave enough to stop...someday. I hope someday is somewhere in a not so distant future!