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Without knowing
it my friend helped me become a
bulimic. She said, “Here’s the deal—just
eat all fruits one day, vegetables the
next. You can eat as much as you want as
long as you don’t have any bread or rice. On
the third day eat a can of tuna fish or some
other protein, but nothing with fat—no
hamburgers or chicken skin or anything gross
like that.” She wore a wide brimmed orange
hat. Her cheekbones stuck out like nail
files. “You probably only need to lose 15
or 20 pounds. You can get rid of that in a
month.” I thought I only needed to lose
10. Suddenly I felt like a slob. I could
feel my thigh fat jiggle as I walked. “If
it doesn’t come off fast enough, try Ex
Lax.” She bit on a celery stick. It was her
vegetable day. “Once you reach your goal
weight, once a week you can have a graham
cracker.” © Denise Duhamel 2006 |
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