Amanda Bynes is opening up about her weight loss journey. This week, she posted on her Instagram Story that she had gained what she felt like was a significant amount of weight and vowed to lose what she gained and then some to get back to the weight she once was. The 37-year-old has been open about her mental health struggles as well as a previous eating disorder in the past.
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She was honest about her struggle
"I’ve gained over 20lbs in the past few months from being depressed," Amanda shared on her story. "I’m doing a lot better now and have learned to do opposite action when I don’t feel like working out or eating clean."
She also added that she currently weighs 162 pounds and wants to get back to 110 pounds.
She has a history of substance abuse and eating disorders
In a 2015 interview with Paper magazine, she admitted that she abused the medication Adderall as a weight loss option. "I definitely abused Adderall," she explained, saying she read about people using the drug to maintain their weight. "They were talking about how women were taking it to stay thin. I was like, ‘Well, I have to get my hands on that,'" she shared.
Amanda explained that she got her Adderall prescription by visiting "a psychiatrist and faking the symptoms of ADD." She went on to share that she "used to chew the Adderall tablets" in her trailer while she filmed the movie Hall Pass. Additionally, she shared that the pills made her "scatterbrained" when trying to learn her lines and that caused her to leave the project.
She has been on a journey
Amanda has been on a real journey with her mental health for the past 10 years. Last year, she was placed on a psychiatric hold after being found walking naked around Los Angeles. She remained hospitalized for a few weeks. Months later, she found herself yet again in a mental health facility after being put on psychiatric hold. The eight-year conservatorship she had under her parents ended in 2022.
