"I used to forbid myself from everything. ‘Until my early thirties, I spent my entire life being..."

I used to forbid myself from everything. ‘Until my early thirties, I spent my entire life being obsessed with dieting. Bingeing and then fasting or starving. Forbidding everything.

There was a lot of food obsession and diet obsession and being-thin obsession. My mother was very beautiful and very thin. Being thin was very important to her and part of her identity. I also wanted to be thin.

Now, I always say I don’t think you should be guilty about food. You can have it all. Just don’t have it all at once!



- Bethenny on her struggles with dieting, US Weekly