Demi Moore Was Unable to Breastfeed Baby Due to 5-Year Weight Loss Obsession — Life at 59 Feels ‘Liberating’

Apart from knowing her onions when it comes to acting, Demi Moore has always had the perfect body to go with her talent. However, there was once a time when this beauty with brains obsessed about her weight. Consequently, it endangered her little daughter as she could not breastfeed her.

The world was introduced to Demi Moore's incredible talent in the 1980s. Since then, this onscreen goddess has been relentlessly delivering epic performances, bringing to life whatever role she plays.

Amid being famous for her apt portrayal of characters, she has impressive charisma and a great body; in her prime, Moore graced the covers of top magazines with her model figure.

To the world, Moore, who has been married to two of the industry's top actors, Bruce Willis and Ashton Kutcher, has always been perfect, but the actress confessed that her flawless physique came with a risky price.

Through her memoir "Inside Out," the "G.I. Jane" star revealed that she was obsessed with maintaining a trim figure, so she succumbed to grueling exercises and a critical diet.

This enthusiasm for a perfect body began in 1992, following her role in the military courtroom drama, "A Few Good Men." It featured prominent stars like Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson.

Moore motivated herself to fit and look great in her military uniform for the film. Before the shooting began, the actress welcomed her daughter, Scout, so she wanted to shed the baby weight, but it turned into an obsession that lasted for years. She explained:

"Getting in shape for that movie launched the obsession with working out that would consume me over the next five years. After that, I never dared let up."

Demi Moore's Weight Loss Obsession Interfered with Motherhood

Moore was disciplined when she hit the gym. She was particular about ridding her body of any fat that affected every part of her body.

The excessive workout helped maintain her physique, but the side effect was that she could not produce healthy milk as a lactating mother. Consequently, her daughter could not get sufficient nutrients from her breast milk, so the actress turned to child formula.

A few days from sixty, Moore recently took up a new challenge — not exercising or trying desperately to look her best, but she is fueling her spirit by being creative.

Although it hurt to feel the repercussions, Moore had difficulty slowing down her exercise routines, especially as a nursing mom.

In fact, she operated a more vigorous routine. The "Striptease" star maintained a heavy diet, ran often, went on different gym equipment, and was a constant bike rider.

The only time she slowed down was when it affected her health. Moore came down with pneumonia, so she quit running on the treadmill.

While revealing her obsession, she confessed that it might seem overwhelming, but it was a real problem. In her words:

"If all this obsessing about my body sounds [expletives] to you, you're not wrong: eating disorders are [expletives], they are a sickness. But that doesn't make them less real."

Demi Moore "Reached the Limit"

Moore has always proved to be passionate about her career over the years. In the past, she made it a point always to look her best for any role.

However, in 1997, when she was cast for the "G.I. Jane" role, she needed to add some muscle and shave her head to play a naval officer, but that was when she cracked. She confessed:

"My usual reaction would have been to start starving myself again, to begin an exercise regime designed to reduce the bulk, but I did neither. I had reached my limit. When I got home to Idaho, I had an epiphany in the shower one day: I just need to be my natural size."

Moore took on a new routine, meditating and chanting a daily mantra to protect her mind against the need to shed more weight. But while she gave up the tasking exercises, there was more to come, and her nutritional problems did not end.

Demi Moore Was Treated for Anorexia Following Her Third Divorce

Ten years ago, following her divorce filing from Kutcher, her third husband, Moore, was checked into a hospital over her eating disorder and striking weight loss.

She had slumped after suffering an epileptic seizure and was treated for anorexia. A close source admitted that "she has not taken care of her health at all lately and has lost a lot of weight."

Simultaneously, Moore was open to improving her health and was blessed to have friends and family at her beck and call.

Fans would remember that the movie star did not feel confident in herself, especially after her marriage with Kutcher hit the rocks. She admitted to being scared. According to her:

"What scares me is that I'm going to ultimately find out at the end of my life that I'm really not lovable, that I'm not worthy of being loved. That there's something fundamentally wrong with me and that I wasn't wanted here in the first place."

Demi Moore Is Living Her Best Life as She Turns 60

Today, Moore has grown out of her worry about being loved. The 59-year-old maintains her perfect physique, but her overwhelming confidence is more admirable.

A few days away from sixty, Moore recently took up a new challenge — not exercising or trying desperately to look her best, but she is fueling her spirit by being creative.

The "G.I." Jane star recently designed a swimwear collection, "Demi Moore x Andie Capsule," while she posed for several shots, modeling her creations for the campaign.

These designs are beyond looking fancy, and it also encourages aging women to still look their best in swimwear and be overshadowed by pride instead of conforming to the rules that they must wear a certain type of outfit.

The versatile actress unapologetically shared her views on her newfound freedom as she is set to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Moore said:

"Not being defined by a number and instead being defined by my experience. You hit 59 and you're already thinking, 'Well, I'm going to be 60.' It feels very liberating. When I think of my grandmother at 60, she in a way seemed to be already resigned to being old. But I feel, in so many ways, more alive and present than ever."

Truly, Moore has learned to appreciate her body for its achievements rather than beat herself up. The movie star claimed she stopped seeing her body as the enemy; she recalled how it made motherhood and her successful career possible.

The actress's life shows celebrities go through a lot to attain perfection. However, she also inspires the younger generation, proving that a woman's worth is not in her body but in what she does with it.