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Check out the following inspirational stories\u00a0and photos of\u00a0people who successfully combated\u00a0their eating\u00a0disorders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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People who defeated anorexia in unusual ways.<\/a><\/div>\n

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Jo Thompson<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Eating<\/p>\n

After being informed she only has 48 hours to live at age 17, she developed anxiety and an eating disorder at age. While working at\u00a0McDonald’s as source of encouragement to encourage her appetite, she fell in love with her manager, who encouraged her to eat. The couple now has two children, happy and healthy.<\/p>\n

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Lauren Bailey<\/h3>\n

\"Eating<\/p>\n

Lauren once weighed fifty pound. But, battle with anorexia for over ten years. To help herself, Lauren walked up to twelve hours a day to keep herself from gaining weight. She now bounced back to normal after spending couple of months in the hospital.<\/p>\n

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Meg<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Eating<\/p>\n

Meg <\/a>confessed her eating disorder to her parents during her junior years of high school. She approached a\u00a0psychiatrist who told her she’d have to spend the next year in the hospital.<\/p>\n

However, Meg had a dietitian plan her meals with the help of therapy<\/a>. Couple with weight lifting, she’s eating six times a day to help her body achieve its maximum potential. After six years, she’s now looking good.<\/p>\n

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Heather Franks<\/h3>\n

Read > 10 Photos That Explain Anxiety Disorder<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"eating<\/p>\n

She\u00a0was at one point so thin that doctors wanted her to stay in the hospital, but a single trip to Disney World changed her life forever. She visited restaurants where she took pizza to her satisfaction, which made her felt how good food could be. This motivated <\/a>her after she returned from her vacation to continue to eat and reached a healthy weight.<\/p>\n

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Antonia Eriksson<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Eating<\/p>\n

The blogger <\/a>who documents her struggle and amazing triumph once posted a hospital photo on Instagram, with a caption detailing how she was going to the hospital for her anorexia. As a determined young lady, she beat her eating disorder.<\/p>\n

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Matthew Booth<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Eating<\/p>\n

Unbearable stress in school made Matthew suffered\u00a0anorexia which almost stopped his heart from functioning. Having touched by how his relatives were worried of his look, Matthew decides focusing on his recovery.<\/p>\n

He began\u00a0lifting weights to gain muscle after acquiring\u00a0much strength.\u00a0He is now back to normal with enough self-confidence.<\/p>\n

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\"Eating<\/p>\n

This twenty-five-year-old lady\u00a0once recorded\u00a0103 lbs: a weight that was seen too\u00a0low for her 5’7″ frame. But, after undergoing recovery which lasted for sixteen months, she gained 25 lbs.<\/p>\n

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Brittany <\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"eating<\/p>\n

Due to eating a maximum of 600 calories per day, she was declared having\u00a0fifteen pounds underweight due, but now she is “a quirky, plus-sized ED survivor” and an active eating disorder<\/a> recovery advocate.<\/p>\n

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