A woman who suffered from this disease created a modeling agency in Ecuador for overweight women in which she teaches modeling and makeup to these XL size women.
Here no one flees from mirrors or photos. «What we want is to show a prototype of beauty that is closer to reality, but we also want to welcome women to reinforce their self-esteem regardless of size,» he says. donosowho on her way to acceptance had to destroy the photos that showed her thin.
Many come to their premises attracted by their history. Donoso tells them that he lived poorly for five years with anorexia and that despite gaining weight he did not give up modeling. “This does not change the world. It’s not going to change the guy who calls you fat and laughs, but it’s going to change the way you receive it. To get to this you have to accept yourself, ”he maintains.
In Ecuador, 38% of the populationSome five million people are overweight, according to an official survey. However, there are no local statistics on anorexia and bulimia.
It is difficult to collect data in this regard because «people do not come to hospitals to seek care for having anorexia or bulimia, but for ailments related to these disorders,» explained a source from the Ministry of Health.
your personal story
Maria Eugenia Donoso He was about to die of anorexia. She stopped fighting her body when one of her friends died from the same illness, she managed to recover and created the first plus size modeling agency in Ecuador.
«There are battles that are won by giving up,» says this 29-year-old Ecuadorian model with loose black hair, who entered the world of catwalks at the age of 18. “They told me that she had to lose weight. I duplicated the exercise. I stopped eating and generated a rejection of food, ”she recalls.
Of 1.70 meters tall, he weighed 44 kilos and, due to anorexia, he lost teeth, suffers from insomnia and has liver and thyroid problems, which today make him overweight.
After psychological treatment, he gained several kilos and suffered a relapse. She tried again to lose weight with a «tongue mesh,» a relatively new and much-discussed procedure that involves applying surgical material to the tongue to eliminate the sensation of taste and prevent the ingestion of solids.
Donoso came to anorexia pressured by the demand and competition in the field of modeling, although this disorder involves women of any profession who seek help on Internet portals with advice to lose weight dramatically.
According to the psychologist Maria Christina Castilloanorexia and bulimia develop in early stages and have triggers such as separations, loss or harassment.
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