A woman was plunged into a two year battle with bulimia after her then-boyfriend told her "fat girls don't do anything for me." Emma Owen, from Cheadle Hulme, spent two years making herself throw up, missing meals and obsessively working out in the gym after developing the eating disorder.
The mum-of-three, who moved to Manchester from Essex 25 years ago, had always been sporty and healthy throughout school. But as she grew into adulthood, drinking and partying with friends and getting an office job soon saw her body begin to change.
She had lost her confidence and further saw her self-esteem 'crash' after her then partner told her "fat girls don't do anything for me". It was a huge blow that had left her feeling 'worthless', leading her to make herself sick up to five times a day and plunge into 'dark place'.
