I Was Anorexic in Middle School

I never felt so in control.

Ever since I could remember, I’ve loved food. Bags of chips, pieces of cake, pork and beans with hot dogs, chicken nuggets, sandwiches, fried chicken smothered in cream of mushroom soup lying on a bed of Rice-a-Roni. The only vegetables my mom knew how to cook were canned. I would always be the last one at the dinner table. Not only did I take my sweet time…