I Weighed 98 Pounds as a Teenager

Posted by Martina Birk on Sunday, September 22, 2024

"Oh my God, everyone was so hard on me because it took me a year and a half to get my body back! When I was 17, I weighed, like, 98 pounds," she confessed. "I was totally obsessed with everything I put in my mouth. I was way too skinny. Not cute. And my body wasn't that healthy—my hands would cramp up a lot because I wasn't getting the nutrition I needed. That constant pressure of wanting something different than I had? I regret that." 

Thankfully Duff, who also tells the mag she was trained by the "Disney mouse," has come to terms with her figure, although like many women, she still struggles with those pesky five pounds. 

"I feel like there was way too much time spent thinking about that," she says. "This is the body that I have. I have a very athletic build, and I am so proud of what my body has done for me. I had the best, healthiest, strongest pregnancy. And I feel good about myself. But I feel like I'm always in a 5-pound battle, because being 5 feet 2, everything is going to show on me!"

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