Everyone knows what is best for fat people, and everyone thinks they can solve our “problem” with some quick fix pill diet, or seven-minute workout, or a vile-tasting shake.
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Everyone knows what is best for fat people, and everyone thinks they can solve our “problem” with some quick fix pill diet, or seven-minute workout, or a vile-tasting shake.
Nobody ever achieved anything epic without doing the reqisite work, even if the work itself is humdrum, boring, run-of-the-mill kind of work.
I despised the book from the first page, but unfortunately I was at a point in my life in which finishing what I started reading was an absolute necessity. I‘ve become wiser since then.”
I truly enjoy this little gem after The Sympathizer. It feels light and easy, and I share some of her experiences when she started running.
I discovered what running really was then—moving unencumbered through the world on my own two feet.
pickI wish I would've come across this earlier in my recovery. Even now I felt so seen and understood, at some points I had to stop because what Megan is talking about was exactly what was going on in my mind and life. This book is like a hug from a close friend and I think that's what Megan went for. What I especially love are her tipps to accept and appreciate one's belly more. I really need to do these, since I'm still struggling...
I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!
#ABookADay2023
so-soThe first half of the book was hard to read with all the moaning about her weight and food, etc. But maybe that is accurate for some people battling obesity? It‘s nice to see Mary become somewhat independent (with the help of people in the small town in California she ends up in). The ending was left a little bit open, but I suppose in doing that, that might mean something, too.
