'RHOC' Alexis Bellino Talks About Her Struggle With An Eating Disorder

'Real Housewives of OC' star Alexis Bellino opens up about her ongoing struggle with an eating disorder to Life & Style.

34-year-old Alexis who first made her appearance on the show last season shares her story by saying she remembers the problem first arose around the age of 12, which is also when her parents decided to get divorced.

"Looking back, I think it was my way of controlling something at a time when everything else in my life was out of my control."

She continues to discuss how the issue only got worse when she attended college (University of Missouri - Columbia). Alexis states she felt really heavy and admits to becoming bulimic, throwing up her food on a regular basis. It was around the end of her first marriage in 2002 that she decided to get help.

Alexis now says her weight varies from 118 and 122 pounds but she watches it. She claims her creepy husband, Jim has been a great help and got her to stop counting calories.

"He loves my body. In fact, he says he likes me about 5 pounds heavier."

A typical meal for her is less than 900 calories (insane!) and avoids sweets by pouring salt and pepper all over her dessert so she won't be tempted to eat it.

"I try not to let my weight consume me, but an eating disorder is a lifetime disease," she tells Life & Style. "It cannot be cured, but it doesn't have to be practiced. My goal is to reach other women -- and let them know that they can conquer it."

The new issue of Life & Style hits stands this Friday.

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OC Housewives Drama & The Show Hasn't Even Started

The first episode of 'The Real Housewives of Orange County' hasn't even aired but there's already drama and cat fights going on. 

Real life friends Alexis Bellino and newbie Peggy Tanous are going at it. According to Peggy, Alexis tried sabotaging her efforts to join RHOC and told E!Online:

"Alexis didn't really want me on the show,"

Peggy opened up and said that Alexis informed her that 'Housewives' was her thing and supposedly this made filming really difficult between the two.

E!Online spoke to Alexis about the situation with Peggy and she had this to say:

"Now that she's saying I didn't want to share the spotlight," Alexis added. "I'm like, 'Girl, there's going to be six girls on the show—I'm going to have to share the spotlight. Why do I care if I share the spotlight?' I don't understand her whole philosophy, she's changed a lot this season, to be honest with you."

 It's rumored that these two won't be the only one's to go at it either. Supposedly Tamra gets physical with ex-housewife Jeana and Gretchen goes off on Tamra and Alexis. We can also expect to see how Vicki's marriage to Don came to pieces and finally ended in divorce.

What we won't be seeing much of is Alexis' gross and controlling husband Jim.

He's pretty much against the show," Alexis revealed to us. "All they want to do is rip him apart."

This season of 'The Real Housewives of OC' will begin this Sunday (March 6) at 10pm on Bravo.

Click here to read more & watch a few interviews.

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