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Finding love again helped man overcome anorexia struggle

By Siofra Brennan
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2 Jun, 2018 01:00 AM3 mins to read

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Dorian says that his love of bodybuilding helped him get out of his depression and anorexia. Photo / Instagram

Dorian says that his love of bodybuilding helped him get out of his depression and anorexia. Photo / Instagram

A bodybuilder has revealed how an emotional breakup by text caused him to starve himself on just 700-calories a day until he met his current girlfriend who helped him rediscover his love of food.

Dorian Toucouere, 25, from Toulouse, France, went through a heart-breaking split in 2011 with his ex-girlfriend that resulted in him feeling insecure.

Developing a fear of food, he refrained from eating and at 5ft 8ins his body shrunk to a tiny 7st 1Ib, while he battled feeling depressed and alone, reports Daily Mail.

However, he began to recover by training as a bodybuilder and last year he met his girlfriend Sophie, who has helped him to finally repair his relationship with food.

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❌TEAMSHAPE EVOLUTION❌ Parcque on vois souvent des transformations de personnes qui maigrisse. Mais le contraire est aussi très difficile . Dans les 2 cas le combat sera très dur 💪💪. Cette photo resume bien ma guérison car grace a @tiboinshape aujourd'hui je peux pas j'ai muscu 😜😜. -------------------- YOUTUBE : Do latouctfit FACEBOOK : Do latouctfit SNAPCHAT : dordo31 ---------------------- -10% avec le code do_latoucfit pour coaching avec mon coach @samuelbour ------------------------------------------------------------------ #fitfam #instafit #focus #fitness #fit #prisedemasse #musculation #eatclean #fitfrenchies #fitnessaddict #sportaddict #healthy #fitboy #gainz #motivation #npng #myprotein #training #teamshape #teamfitcats #proteine #instaeat #aarmy #toulouse #tbc #mealprep #tca #workout #basicfitfr

A post shared by Dorian (Recovery) (@do_latoucfit) on Mar 25, 2018 at 10:31am PDT

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"I knew her after my recovery, but she helps me to accept myself physically. I'm happy again and I'm back to life," he said.

"I feel good in my body and in my head, without any negative feelings."

"Following a breakup in 2011, I was depressed, I was not well. In the mornings I did not eat, at noon I had only two slices of chicken breast and vegetables," Dorian said.

"In the evenings I ate what my mother ate. I used to do one-hour-fifteen-minutes of treadmill and one-hour-thirty-minutes of bodybuilding."

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❌CHALEUR❌ Aujourd'hui mon gras a eu a faire a une monté de chaleur . J etai pas du tout près Mdr 😂😂. J étais vraiment dans le dur 😥. Quel training pour vous aujourd'hui ? 🏋: @basicfitfr Passez une bonne soirée l'équipe et on lâche rien con 💪😘. -------------------- YOUTUBE : Do latouctfit FACEBOOK : Do latouctfit SNAPCHAT : dordo31 ---------------------- -10% avec le code do_latoucfit pour coaching avec mon coach @samuelbour ------------------------------------------------------------------ #fitfam #instafit #focus #fitness #fit #prisedemasse #musculation #eatclean #fitfrenchies #fitnessaddict #sportaddict #healthy #fitboy #gainz #motivation #npng #myprotein #training #teamshape #teamfitcats #proteine #instaeat #aarmy #basicfitfr #basicfit #tbc #mealprep #tca #ffrfitness #workout

A post shared by Dorian (Recovery) (@do_latoucfit) on Apr 17, 2018 at 10:41am PDT

"It's been more than four years since I've been bodybuilding; this sport helped me get out of anorexia among other things," he said.

"I overcame anorexia with the desire to live but particularly from a fear of dying. I met my girlfriend last year and she helped me re-discover and love food."

Dorian went from a strict meal plan of no breakfast and calorie-controlled meals to revamping his diet to regular breakfast meals and rice-based meals.

For breakfast, he eats oatmeal, eight egg whites, 60 grams of almond puree, a banana, and a glass of milk.

At lunch he enjoys rice and chicken with green vegetables and semolina, and tucks into chickpeas, chicken and more green vegetables for dinner.

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❌GUIBOLISATION❌ Qui dit mardi dit destruction intercontinental des jambons 💪💪♿. Et vous votre training ? Passez une bonne soirée l'équipe et on lâche rien con 💪😘. -------------------- YOUTUBE : Do latouctfit FACEBOOK : Do latouctfit SNAPCHAT : dordo31 ---------------------- -10% avec le code DOLATOUC chez @complementsetproteines . -20% avec le code Dorian20 chez @l_heure_compagnie ------------------------------------------------------------------ #fitfam #instafit #focus #fitness #fit #prisedemasse #musculation #eatclean #fitfrenchies #fitnessaddict #sportaddict #healthy #fitboy #gainz #motivation #npng #myprotein #training #teamshape #legday  #proteine #instaeat #aarmy #basicfitfr #tbc #mealprep #tca #ffrfitness #workout #booom

A post shared by Dorian (Recovery) (@do_latoucfit) on Feb 6, 2018 at 10:48am PST

"The hardest part of the process was the fear of eating food again, which I forbade myself from."

However, Sophie's support and love played a large part in Dorian finally overcoming his fears.

He now incorporates bodybuilding into his routine and consumes between 4,500 to 5,000 calories a day, which have helped him sculpt his healthy 13st 5Ibs body.

Pictures now show Dorian beefed up in tank tops while working out in the gym and other images show him loved up with his new girlfriend who has boosted his confidence.

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❌1 YEAR❌ Parcque l'amour pour moi est un sujet sensible . En 2011 l'amour a faillit me tuer..... En 2017 je tombe sur toi , je me dis que dans la vie il faut avancer , je t'ai fais confiance . Et je ne regrette en rien mon choix voilà maintenant 1 an qu'on est ensemble et chaque jour tu me rend de plus en plus heureux 🙈😍. Moi qui ne croyais plus du tout en l'amour 😔 alors merci ma @sophie_lafigue 😍😍. JE T'AIME t imagine même pas ❤❤❤❤. -------------------- YOUTUBE : Do latouctfit FACEBOOK : Do latouctfit SNAPCHAT : dordo31 ---------------------- -10% avec le code do_latoucfit pour coaching avec mon coach @samuelbour ----- -20% avec le code Dorian20 chez @l_heure_compagnie ------------------------------------------------------------------ #fitfam #instafit #focus #fitness #fit #prisedemasse #musculation #eatclean #fitfrenchies #fitnessaddict #sportaddict #healthy #fitboy #gainz #motivation #love #myprotein #training #teamshape #fitcouple  #proteine #instaeat #aarmy #toulouse #tbc #mealprep #tca #lovetolove #workout #amour

A post shared by Dorian (Recovery) (@do_latoucfit) on Mar 4, 2018 at 10:31am PST

"Now my friends and family are proud of what I have become," Dorian said.

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"In life nothing is impossible; the food, if it is controlled, will never kill anyone.

"You should never compare yourself with others. This illness is not insurmountable."

For more information visit: https://www.instagram.com/do-latoucfit/

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