Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who plays Tony Sopranos daughter in the famous TV series, recently published a book called Wise Girl, where she writes about her rise to fame. She also writes about something a lot more serious: anorexia nervosa.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler says: “I had an eating disorder, I hated the way I looked when I saw myself in the mirror, but I just couldn’t stop what I was doing.”
As we all probably are aware of, anorexia is characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss, leading to a potentially deadly contition for many. The illness is more common than you could imagine, not only celebrities fall victim to this thing. National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) claims that no less than 5-10 million girls and women, and a million boys and men struggle with eating disorders such as this.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler managed to learn how to cope with her anorexia. “There was a lot coming at me at the same time,” she laughs, “but I’ve learned different ways to deal with these things. I do not have to be as skinny as someone’s former girlfriend — if they were that great, they’d still be a couple.” Today she is back at her old weight, and she feels GREAT.
Our society is obsessed with avoiding fat and of getting rid of those extra pounds. But it is VERY important not to let things go out of hand. Use your judgement and make your weight loss strategy long term. Excercise right, eat right and use a good fat binder product to suceed. Do not have unrealistic expectations, let things happen over time instead.