Miss England finalist 'told to eat more pies' by GP during anorexia battle
21.08.2022 - 11:39
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A woman who dropped to five stone during her anorexia battle could soon be crowned Miss England.
Jess Hynes said she now wants to help others after struggling with the eating disorder. The 21-year-old became obsessed with obtaining the perfect body image due to social media.
She said she was completely focused on her weight and began training excessively during lockdown while watching fitness videos.
The psychology student became obsessed with gaining the "perfect healthy lifestyle" but was unknowingly harming herself as her total body weight plummeted to 34kg. She only realised her problem after visiting a GP who told her she was fine and should "eat a few more pies".
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However, due to only consuming 700 calories a day, she later ended up in hospital and underwent cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for her condition. Soon enough, Jess' weight went back up to a healthier eight stone.
Following her return to a healthier lifestyle, Jess plucked up the courage to enter the Miss Cheshire beauty pageant. Last week, she was crowned the winner at a ceremony in Manchester, throwing her into the final running to be Miss England 2022.
Now, Jess wants to use her platform as a beauty queen and anorexia survivor to help and inspire others who may be living with an eating disorder. Jess, from Chester, said: "I have come a long way and I look back now and can't believe what I used to be like.
"I started having eating problems at the age of 18 when university life had started but it got worse during the first lockdown. I was seeing all these fitness gurus saying you can do all these home workouts. With