Facing my fear of food

IMAGINE you are a rake-thin woman.

You have stringy arms and pipe cleaner legs and hollow cheeks. Imagine that it hurts to sit down because your backside has lost most of its natural padding. Imagine being this thin and thinking, “I need to lose a few more pounds off my waist,” despite all the evidence to the contrary.

Imagine exercising and dieting obsessively. Imagine feeling constantly sickly. Now imagine ... you’re a man with all of the above weight phobias.