Lina Scheynius: Will I Ever Be Free?

Lina Scheynius loves healthy food: nuts, seeds, berries, eggs, leafy greens, fish, potatoes, sourdough bread, feta, tomatoes and olive oil. But she also loves chocolate cake with ice cream. For her, food is no longer an enemy.

The model says she does not feel the need to eat perfectly at all times, despite traveling frequently for work. Her thoughts no longer revolve constantly around food, and she has stopped adding up everything she ate before going to sleep. She rarely steps on a scale because it reminds her of a period when she was not well, and she no longer counts calories.

Scheynius describes herself as slim and healthy, but that does not mean the pressure has disappeared. She still asks how she can withstand it, including on days when she hates her body. Her experience in the modeling industry continues to shape how she sees eating and physical appearance.

The article also raises the question of why extreme thinness is experiencing a renewed rise. Scheynius's account places that wider development alongside her personal effort to maintain a freer relationship with food and her body.