“Couldn’t Even Lift My Head Off the Floor”: Without Bodybuilding, Severe Anorexia Would Have Ended Hannah Gane’s Life

Bodybuilding aspirant Hannah Gane has almost done the impossible, as far as persevering through difficulties is concerned. She has overcome a potentially life-threatening health condition to pursue her aspirations of becoming a professional bodybuilder.

Hannah Gane suffered from anorexia. It is an eating disorder in which the people with the condition obsess over their weight gain, to a point that starve them of essential nutrients. The fear of gaining weight makes them control their diet on an extreme level that can even be fatal. In the case of Gane, after her father’s suicide, she stooped to a level where it seemed anorexia might end her life. What changed then?

Hannah Gane suffered severely from anorexia

Hannah Gane disclosed in an interview that her father’s death had created an enormously negative impact on her life. She and her mother were mentally shaken. When she realized the only thing she could control was her food, she did it on an extreme level that made her exceedingly thin.

She was on the verge of death. During her interview with bodybuilding.com in March, she said, “If I carry on, I am going to die.” Moreover, she added, “When you’re that ill, you literally lose everything. I couldn’t climb stairs, I couldn’t even lift my head off the floor. Your whole body just literally shuts down.”

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When she was in college, she gradually kept moving away from life and closer to death. But she changed her mindset and set a target that might have looked impossible at that stage. But, considering the results in front of us, we can safely say that she has achieved all of her goals.

Gane changed her life upside down with her willpower

When asked about the first steps towards success, Gane said, “I set myself a goal: I want to compete in bodybuilding, I want to become a pro bodybuilder, I want to go to the Olympia one day. Ever since that day, I’ve just said to myself, ‘You’ve got to go on. You’ve got to eat, you’ve got to train hard, you’ve got to stay committed to it.’ I’ve made that decision in my mind to do it, and now I will never, ever go back.”

The story of Hannah is one of the most inspiring stories. Hannah has managed to turn her life around with her willpower, hard work, and strong decision-making. What are your thoughts about her inspiring life story?

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