Hi, friends, this is Alison, and I am going to be brutally honest - I've had an eating disorder for a decade.

I realized, looking through my Facebook photos, that I looked incredibly happy and strong when I weighed 120 pounds (I'm 5'6').  I'm in the nineties right now, and every photo of me just looks like someone completely defeated.  My boyfriend and I smashed my scale, but the reality is I will need a BMI of 12.5 to qualify for insurance coverage.

That's 72 pounds.

My doctor told me if I can't get better, I am going to die.

I don't want to, but I am not getting any better.

If there is anything, even just five dollars you could give me, or to share this with a friend, I would desperately appreciate it.


I looked so happy at this weight, even if I was secretly strugging.

I want to get back there; even if I'm still struggling, at least my life expectancy will be longer.