New BBWives Cast Member, Tami Roman on Eating Disorder, “I would throw up, take laxatives, starve myself to get skinny.”

October 26, 2010 by Kellie Williams in Latest News with 1 Comment

Basketball Wives’ newest cast member, Tami Roman, discusses her eating disorder and struggle with her self-esteem issues. Peep a few excerpts below:

“I have battled all of my life with an eating disorder. I have never viewed myself as “skinny” enough. At a young age I wanted to model and I think that this desire to be in an industry that relies heavily on self image gave me a warped sense of perception.”

“I have never viewed myself as “pretty” enough. People always tell me that I am attractive, but deep inside I don’t believe it. In fact, it makes me feel downright awkward to hear it. I get real uncomfortable. I felt that in order to be considered truly beautiful, you had to look like Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell or Linda Evangelista.

I felt this need to be skinny so that I could look good in my clothes – this is what my mind believed. I would throw up, take laxatives, and starve myself to get skinny. In retrospect, it is such an unhealthy way to approach the issue of weight loss, but I was young and dumb. I found an orthodontist to help me with my “mania” and he wired my mouth shut so that I would lose weight. As I think about it now, he should have his license to practice revoked LOL. However, I lost weight…15lbs…but as soon as I put any food in my mouth, I gained those 15lbs back and 10lbs more. I was so depressed that I went back to starving myself before I met a woman who changed my life.”

Kudos to her for opening up. Read her full post here.

Authored by: Kellie Williams

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