<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

I'm 26 years old and behind most of my peers in terms of accomplishments, i.e. only just entering my 2nd year of undergrad. The reason for this is that for most of my late teens/early 20s, I was suffering from anorexia and spent the bulk of my time in and out of hospital. Because of the severity of my illness, I did very little work during this time and my attempts at study were brief and ultimately failed.

I'm fully recovered now and feel that my experiences have made me a far better/stronger/more grounded person than I was before my illness, but when a guy inevitably asks what I've been doing with myself, or why I started uni so late, I never know what to say. 

I don't really want to disclose this degree of personal info on a first date, but it's hard to fill in that blank without lying ("I was working/studying") or sounding unmotivated ("I wasn't doing much of anything"). I've thought of trying to beat around the bush, but don't know which words to use without sounding like I'm hiding something. Any pointers?
<bot>: Was anorexic in my early 20s and subsequetly started work/study later than most. How do I explain the gap in my life/late start to study to dates when they ask about it?