A
college student who vowed to look like model Kendall Jenner lost so
much weight doctors warned she could die if she took a shower.
Katie
Hogg weighed just five stone after starving herself of calories to copy
the 21-year-old
Kardashian star - whose diet was reportedly 12 cups of
detox tea a day and raw vegetables.
The anorexic 20-year-old was
eventually admitted to an eating disorder unit where specialists told
her she was so weak her heart may fail if she showered due to a fast
change in temperature.
But the anorexic student, from Lincoln, has now made a full recovery and is training to compete in bikini competitions.
Katie said she even avoided family meals, telling her mum Caroline she had coursework to do when dinner was being served up.
She said: “I was horrified when I was admitted to the unit and put straight into a wheelchair.
"The
doctor told me walking would cause too much strain – and I couldn't
shower as the change in temperature could cause my heart to fail.
"I was skin and bones. Apparently, I wouldn’t have survived another week without medical help.”
She said: “My life was so full of stress and worry – people like Kendall Jenner seemed to have it all.
"I’d pore over her Instagram and social media accounts, dreaming of having stick-thin legs and a gorgeous figure like her.
"More than anything I wanted a thigh gap like hers.
“She was always so cool and in control. I wanted more than anything to be like that.
“She
would let me eat in my bedroom, and once I was out of sight, I’d scrape
the food into a bag in my room, and bin it when I left the next day,"
she said.
But as Katy’s thigh gap widened, her friends and teachers began to take notice.
In April 2014, a teacher called Katy into her office, and began to question why she looked so gaunt.
The concerned teacher phoned home, and Katy’s mum rushed her to their GP.
After being referred to an eating disorder clinic and weighed, it was discovered Katy was underweight at 7st 5lb.
Nurses told Caroline that her daughter was anorexic, and she was put onto a diet plan of 800 calories a day.
Katy said: “I still looked at my jutting shoulder blades and xylophone ribs, and saw layers of fat.
"My weight continued to decrease, and I fell behind with my studies as I struggled to focus on work.”
But she continued to frequent ‘pro-anorexia’ websites and Instagram accounts, and barely slept.
It wasn’t until August that year that Katy had a wakeup call, in the form of a stumble down a flight of stairs.
She said: “I tripped carrying some washing, and hit a vase at the bottom of our staircase.
"I thought I’d just scratched myself, but there was so much blood.
"At the hospital, doctors said I had no body fat to protect me, so the cut had reached muscle.
“The tiny scratch would leave a permanent scar... Mum begged me then to let the doctors help, and I agreed.”
In September 2014 Katy was admitted to eating disorder unit Rharian Fields, in Grimsby, as an inpatient.
After a week, she was allowed to shower, and after three weeks she was free of her wheelchair.
It
was February 2015 before Katy was allowed to leave, weighing a healthy
9st 2lb. She felt like her old self as she slipped back into her size 8
clothes.
And in February this year Katy contacted a personal trainer, determined to improve her body-image even more.
She began lifting weights daily, and now eats five meals a day and dreams of competing in bikini competitions.
Katy
is now studying to be a personal trainer and dietitian, and wants to
help other young people suffering with eating disorders.
She said: “At my worst, I wanted help so much, but anorexia had a hold of me and I couldn’t do it on my own.
"I’m so grateful for all the support I’ve had, and although recovery was difficult, it was so worth it.
"Right now, I’m the happiest and healthiest I’ve ever been.”
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