Dagny Knutson's Journey: How an All-Consuming Eating Disorder Shoots Down a Rising Star:
Part One -- August 22, 2012
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I was one of those swimmers. I swam for Paul Bergen in 79 & 80 at UT & eventually quit because I got tired of getting weighed every Monday morning & then having to run 10 miles around Barton Springs if my weight wasn't where he thought it was supposed to be. I became anorexic & got down under 100 lbs - guess what? my swimming wasn't the only thing that suffered. I struggled with anorexia until I was about 34 years old. I still look in the mirror and see a fat person. And I still wonder if I deserve to eat sometimes.
Say this to his face if he doesn't already know this.
I was one of those swimmers. I swam for Paul Bergen in 79 & 80 at UT & eventually quit because I got tired of getting weighed every Monday morning & then having to run 10 miles around Barton Springs if my weight wasn't where he thought it was supposed to be. I became anorexic & got down under 100 lbs - guess what? my swimming wasn't the only thing that suffered. I struggled with anorexia until I was about 34 years old. I still look in the mirror and see a fat person. And I still wonder if I deserve to eat sometimes.
Say this to his face if he doesn't already know this.
