The 50-year-old TV personality Tami Roman opened up about her body image disorder on a recent episode of The Real on Monday. She revealed that she has been struggling with body dysmorphia and an eating disorder since she was 13.
She shared that she developed the disorder after a meeting with a modeling agency as a young teen and said,
“For me, when I was 13 years old, I wanted to be a model. You know we’re from New York. I was tall, I was 5’9, I was thin. And I went to this agency and walked in, and that lady ripped me to shreds. I thought I was perfect: 5’9’’, less than 120 pounds. Assuredly, they’re going to sign me. And she literally stood me in front of a mirror and said, ‘You’ve got back folds, you’ve got fat over your knees. You need to do something with your chin. Your breasts are sagging.’ and I went home that night, and from that moment, every time I looked at myself in the mirror I could find something wrong with myself.”
She added, “I started abusing laxatives, I started not eating, I started throwing up, I started doing everything that I could think of to do as to be as skinny as I could possibly be, being obsessive about my weight loss. People don’t realize, that’s why I got my mouth wired in 1993 to be skinny when I was already skinny.”
The actress explained about it. Her drastic weight loss in her recent Instagram posts, saying,
“Now today at 50 years old, I’ve been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and so my weight fluctuates with that, and you couple that with the disorder, it’s a hard thing to manage. People don’t understand what it is to be a person with this disorder, particularly dealing with weight issues, because they leave negative comments – or what they feel are negative comments. But for me, my mind has such a warped sense of perception, it’s a compliment. “Taman you look too frail. Tammy, you look like a bobblehead. Tammy, you look skinny.” In my mind that goes, ‘Well, I'm on the right track! I'm getting skinny! 'And then I don’t know when to stop.”
Tami Roman Weight Loss Journey
Tami Roman had gone under a liposuction procedure on the camera back in 2011, which resulted in drastic weight loss. However, she reached 185 pounds after she was diagnosed with diabetes and quit smoking. Then again, she used the weight loss pill NV Clinical to help her lose the weight along with the diet changes, according to Shape. At the time, Tami shared, “I lost seven pounds in the first week of taking NV without making any major changes to my life.”
She even addressed the criticisms she received about her weight loss, saying she lost weight for her diabetes, not for her looks. Tami shared how Lozada’s comments about her appearance bothered her, and she said, “I’m a diabetic, okay? So for me, my weight is very serious. I finally decided to take charge of my f***ing life so that I can live for my kids and my man, and so because of that, I lose weight. I'm 48 years old. You know what I'm saying? So this is how my body reacts to me making proper choices with my diet.”
The Basketball Wives star also took to her Instagram to fire back at body shamers, writing, “I didn’t lose weight, I lost my willingness to die. DIABETES IS NO JOKE!..So enjoy yourself laughing, leaving negative comments & calling me a ‘crackhead’ .. but I have two beautiful daughters and I'm gon’ live for them by ANY means necessary.”
According to TMZ, actress Tami was offered a six-figure endorsement deal from a diet company that had the requirement of her dropping 25 pounds. After she spoke about the NV’s help in her speedy weight loss, the company actually approached her to be the face of the product and sign the deal.
Before, Tami Roman was a smoker and loved to party with her boyfriend and eat greasy takeout food. She barely exercised and even suffered from a mild heart attack.
Tami Roman Sickness
Tami Roman has been open about her suffering from diabetes for years, and for that, she lost 30 pounds in 2018 with the help of the pill. Ever since, she has continued to keep the weight off and appear skinny with time. Many fans are concerned about her health, commenting if she’s alright, and one wrote, “Is something going on with Tami Roman? I've never seen her this thin.”
Tami Roman is so thin! I hope she is alright 🙏😢 pic.twitter.com/ZmY3d1mt9z
— Shawn Allen (@shawnallenlive) October 18, 2021
She has also recently shared about her Body Dysmorphic Disorder and has expressed her disappointments to the body shamers and her fans, saying, “I put up a picture and you go, ‘You’re so skinny, I hope you’re not sick. I’m praying for you.’ Don’t pray for me for something you don’t understand. Yes, don’t pray. I don’t know what you know yes the intent behind your prayers. Please don’t. Because you don’t know what I'm dealing with.”