Model Alexa Dell Reveals Past Eating Disorder Struggles and Body Image Issues
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
Model Alexa Dell shared a personal Instagram post detailing her past struggles with severe eating disorders and body image issues. She revealed engaging in extreme behaviors like daily weigh-ins and self-induced vomiting during a period of deep self-hatred. Dell also criticized social media influencers for presenting unrealistic standards of perfection, urging followers to pursue self-love as the motivation for any personal changes.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Model Alexa Dell revealed past severe eating disorder struggles and body image issues on Instagram.
- She described extreme behaviors including daily weigh-ins and self-induced vomiting.
- Dell criticized social media influencers for promoting unrealistic and curated perfection.
- She advocated for self-love as the motivation for any external personal changes.
- The model shared photos of her body's changes throughout the day and from her past.
Model Alexa Dell has opened up about her past struggles with eating disorders and body image, sharing a candid post on Instagram detailing a difficult period in her life when she was 23. Dell, who has previously spoken about addiction and eating disorders, posted photos of her body at different times of the day and from her past, alongside a message about body acceptance.
"This is your reminder that our bodies change throughout the month, and also throughout the day," Dell wrote, explaining that she woke up with a flat stomach but felt "awful" and bloated by the end of the day, especially before her period. Despite these fluctuations, she emphasized her commitment to self-love and acceptance, stating, "And still? I love myself, I accept myself, I talk to myself in the most beautiful way in the world."
Recalling her darkest days, Dell revealed the severity of her eating disorder, where she aimed for a "perfect weight" believing it would lead to self-love and respect. She confessed to weighing herself five times a day, inducing vomiting, and engaging in "hunger competitions" with a friend who also suffered from an eating disorder. She also admitted to speaking to herself in a way she wouldn't to an enemy and constantly comparing herself to the perceived perfection seen on social media.
Dell also criticized the curated reality often presented by influencers on social media, calling the internet a "lying place." She argued that influencers present specific moments with flattering lighting and angles, often promoting products like clothes or makeup that are unnecessary, contributing to an "entire industry built on selling us material to fill our emotional void."
She concluded by advocating for self-love as the basis for any external changes, such as weight loss or cosmetic procedures. "Stop saying 'I love myself when...', because the 'when' never comes!" she stated, encouraging external changes to stem from self-love, not self-hatred.
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