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Amanda Bynes said she's focused on achieving her new goal weight.
The 37-year-old former child star — who was reportedly approached to tell her story on the Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV documentary but declined — took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday to give fans an update on her health journey.
'I’ve gained over 20lbs in the past few months from being depressed,' she wrote. 'I’m doing a lot better now and have learned to do opposite action when I don’t feel like working out or eating clean.'
She concluded: 'I weigh 162lbs right now and want to get back to 110lbs.'
The All That alum, who is five-foot-seven, previously admitted that she turned to the prescription drug Adderall to maintain a certain weight.
Amanda Bynes took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday to give fans an update on her health journey
'I’ve gained over 20lbs in the past few months from being depressed,' she wrote
'I definitely abused Adderall,' she told Paper in 2015.
Around the time she was filming 2007's Hairspray, Amanda recalled 'reading an article in a magazine that [called Adderall] "the new skinny pill" and they were talking about how women were taking it to stay thin. I was like, "Well, I have to get my hands on that."'
The star told the outlet that she was able to get a prescription after going 'to a psychiatrist and faking the symptoms of ADD.'
At the time of the Paper interview, Amanda had been four years sober.
The star's latest post regarding her weight gain comes after she and her parents were allegedly asked to do an interview about her experience as a child star for Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, according to a report by TMZ on Friday.
The insider added that Bynes — who was seen recently in disturbing footage as a bikini-clad 16-year-old in a hot tub with alleged abuser Dan Schneider — is grateful for Nickelodeon as it launched her acting career.
According to a source cited by the outlet, Amanda, who gained prominence as a cast member of Nickelodeon's beloved children's variety show All That, declined an offer because she felt she lacked meaningful input for the project.
The same source informed the outlet that Bynes had not viewed the documentary, which delves into the previously undisclosed narrative of the toxic and abusive environment within '90s children's television, as recounted by former child stars and crew members.
'I’m doing a lot better now and have learned to do opposite action when I don’t feel like working out or eating clean,' she
