What makes it worse is that her mom used to bully her into dieting, even though Taylor was never fat and she herself could go one year without eating and survive.  Andrea was extremely controlling — micro-managing every aspect of her daughter’s life, including her diet. “Andrea came back from Taco Bell and as soon as she came in, the kids [Taylor and her younger brother Austin] went running over. Taylor was tempted by the Taco Bell, but ate a salad instead,” I remember her mom once saying, ‘Nobody wants to see a fat pop star.’”