Jinger Duggar admits she tried ‘extreme dieting’ & ‘had to be skinny’ as she battled ‘eating disorder’
JINGER Duggar admitted she tried “extreme dieting” as she battled with an “eating disorder.”
The mom of two got candid about her struggles and revealed she felt she “had to be skinny” when she was a teenager.
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The reality star got real about her body image in an interview with .
She said: “For me, the wrestling was with my weight and my body image, even though I was very in shape and I didn’t need to lose weight.
“I felt like I needed to; as a 14-year-old girl, I was really wrestling with that.
The expectant mom applauded Jinger for "sharing her struggle" in order to help others.
The DuggarsSnark Reddit account shared a video of Jessa telling Jinger: "You opening up with your journey, with like eating disorder. I know that's something mom struggled with as well...
Ahead of the book launch, Jinger revealed there were points during couple's courtship when .
The 27-year-old shared: “There were some ups and downs in that time, and … at one point I kind of froze, and I was like, ‘Do I want to do this?’”
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She found it hard to bring up those painful memories, admitting: “That was something for me that was really tough. I don’t like to think about that day,” the TLC star said.
Jinger and Jeremy are parents to Felicity, two, and baby Evangeline Jo.