Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldschneider.Photo:Cindy Ord/GettyJackie Goldschneidershared an update on her recovery from anorexia, saying she’s “about 75 percent recovered” from the disorder she battled for years.“I have this 25 percent of these old habits that I’m scared to let go of,” theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar told host Jana Kramer while appearing with costar Jen Fessler on Kramer’sWhine Downpodcast Monday.However, Goldschneider, 47, insisted those old habits are “nothing anorexia. I am not anorexic anymore. I don’t restrict like that anymore.”Goldschneider’s eating disorder began when she was 17, whenshe says a doctor told her“I wouldn’t have any fun in college if I was fat.”She went publicwith her decades-long strugglein 2018, opening up about her eating disorder on an episode ofRHNJ. She continued to publicly address her anorexia, and released a memoir,The Weight of Beautifulin September 2023.Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldschneider.Rich Polk/Bravo via GettyAnd now, Goldschneider is gearing up to tackle the next step in her recovery.“I still have not weighed myself since May of 2021,” Goldschneider said, adding “the scale is such a loaded issue for me.”Her decision to avoid the scale early in her recovery, she says, was because “I can’t hate a number that I don’t know.”“When I was really sick, it was very obsessive for me,” she says about her anorexia. “Every half pound would set me off in a different direction….[I had] rituals that went into weighing myself. I had to feel thin. I couldn’t have one extra ounce on my body. Everyone had to leave me alone in my room for a half hour. I had to do several different weigh-ins on several different areas of the floor.”But now, she says, “I have lately been having a lot of conversations with my dietician and therapist, who I still speak to once a week each, about getting back on the scale. And they both think it’s a horrible idea.”Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldschneider.Heidi Gutman/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyGoldschneider said that she thinks “it’s the 25 percent of sickness that’s left” that makes her want to weigh herself.“I think that if I was truly recovered and in a really healthy place, I wouldn’t need to know a number.”Goldschneider also sounded off onOzempic, the brand name for theinjectable diabetes medication semaglutidethat’s become popular for weight-loss — particularly withstars of theReal Housewivesfranchise.In fact,Fessler talked about her experiences with semaglutideon the podcast.“I have skin in the game when it comes to eating disorders. I know how they destroy your life,” Goldschneider said. “Peopleare gonna have to go off these drugsand what then? You’re gonna have all these people who are suddenly gonna wake up and realize that they want to stay thin and they don’t know how to do that now without these drugs, and you’re gonna have all of these people with newly formed eating disorders.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldschneider.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty
Cindy Ord/Getty
Jackie Goldschneidershared an update on her recovery from anorexia, saying she’s “about 75 percent recovered” from the disorder she battled for years.“I have this 25 percent of these old habits that I’m scared to let go of,” theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar told host Jana Kramer while appearing with costar Jen Fessler on Kramer’sWhine Downpodcast Monday.However, Goldschneider, 47, insisted those old habits are “nothing anorexia. I am not anorexic anymore. I don’t restrict like that anymore.”Goldschneider’s eating disorder began when she was 17, whenshe says a doctor told her“I wouldn’t have any fun in college if I was fat.”She went publicwith her decades-long strugglein 2018, opening up about her eating disorder on an episode ofRHNJ. She continued to publicly address her anorexia, and released a memoir,The Weight of Beautifulin September 2023.Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldschneider.Rich Polk/Bravo via GettyAnd now, Goldschneider is gearing up to tackle the next step in her recovery.“I still have not weighed myself since May of 2021,” Goldschneider said, adding “the scale is such a loaded issue for me.”Her decision to avoid the scale early in her recovery, she says, was because “I can’t hate a number that I don’t know.”“When I was really sick, it was very obsessive for me,” she says about her anorexia. “Every half pound would set me off in a different direction….[I had] rituals that went into weighing myself. I had to feel thin. I couldn’t have one extra ounce on my body. Everyone had to leave me alone in my room for a half hour. I had to do several different weigh-ins on several different areas of the floor.”But now, she says, “I have lately been having a lot of conversations with my dietician and therapist, who I still speak to once a week each, about getting back on the scale. And they both think it’s a horrible idea.”Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldschneider.Heidi Gutman/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyGoldschneider said that she thinks “it’s the 25 percent of sickness that’s left” that makes her want to weigh herself.“I think that if I was truly recovered and in a really healthy place, I wouldn’t need to know a number.”Goldschneider also sounded off onOzempic, the brand name for theinjectable diabetes medication semaglutidethat’s become popular for weight-loss — particularly withstars of theReal Housewivesfranchise.In fact,Fessler talked about her experiences with semaglutideon the podcast.“I have skin in the game when it comes to eating disorders. I know how they destroy your life,” Goldschneider said. “Peopleare gonna have to go off these drugsand what then? You’re gonna have all these people who are suddenly gonna wake up and realize that they want to stay thin and they don’t know how to do that now without these drugs, and you’re gonna have all of these people with newly formed eating disorders.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Jackie Goldschneidershared an update on her recovery from anorexia, saying she’s “about 75 percent recovered” from the disorder she battled for years.
“I have this 25 percent of these old habits that I’m scared to let go of,” theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar told host Jana Kramer while appearing with costar Jen Fessler on Kramer’sWhine Downpodcast Monday.
However, Goldschneider, 47, insisted those old habits are “nothing anorexia. I am not anorexic anymore. I don’t restrict like that anymore.”
Goldschneider’s eating disorder began when she was 17, whenshe says a doctor told her“I wouldn’t have any fun in college if I was fat.”
She went publicwith her decades-long strugglein 2018, opening up about her eating disorder on an episode ofRHNJ. She continued to publicly address her anorexia, and released a memoir,The Weight of Beautifulin September 2023.
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldschneider.Rich Polk/Bravo via Getty
Rich Polk/Bravo via Getty
And now, Goldschneider is gearing up to tackle the next step in her recovery.
“I still have not weighed myself since May of 2021,” Goldschneider said, adding “the scale is such a loaded issue for me.”
Her decision to avoid the scale early in her recovery, she says, was because “I can’t hate a number that I don’t know.”
“When I was really sick, it was very obsessive for me,” she says about her anorexia. “Every half pound would set me off in a different direction….[I had] rituals that went into weighing myself. I had to feel thin. I couldn’t have one extra ounce on my body. Everyone had to leave me alone in my room for a half hour. I had to do several different weigh-ins on several different areas of the floor.”
But now, she says, “I have lately been having a lot of conversations with my dietician and therapist, who I still speak to once a week each, about getting back on the scale. And they both think it’s a horrible idea.”
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldschneider.Heidi Gutman/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Heidi Gutman/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Goldschneider said that she thinks “it’s the 25 percent of sickness that’s left” that makes her want to weigh herself.
“I think that if I was truly recovered and in a really healthy place, I wouldn’t need to know a number.”
Goldschneider also sounded off onOzempic, the brand name for theinjectable diabetes medication semaglutidethat’s become popular for weight-loss — particularly withstars of theReal Housewivesfranchise.
In fact,Fessler talked about her experiences with semaglutideon the podcast.
“I have skin in the game when it comes to eating disorders. I know how they destroy your life,” Goldschneider said. “Peopleare gonna have to go off these drugsand what then? You’re gonna have all these people who are suddenly gonna wake up and realize that they want to stay thin and they don’t know how to do that now without these drugs, and you’re gonna have all of these people with newly formed eating disorders.”
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