Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why...

Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie is Not ... | Jen Lancaster | Laugh out loud funny!

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	Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie is Not ... Jen Lancaster NAL Trade, 2008 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 76 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A NOTE FROM JEN LANCASTER:

"To whom the fat rolls?I'm tired of books where a self-loathing heroine is teased to the point where she starves herself skinny in hopes of a fabulous new life. And I hate the message that women can't possibly be happy until we all fit into our skinny jeans. I don't find these stories uplifting; they make me want to hug these women and take them out for fizzy champagne drinks and cheesecake and explain to them that until they figure out their insides, their outsides don't matter. Unfortunately, being overweight isn't simply a societal issue that can be fixed with a dose healthy of positive self-esteem. It?s a health matter, and here on the eve of my fortieth year, I've learned I have to make changes so I don't, you know, die. Because what good if finally being able to afford a pedicure if I lose a foot to adult onset diabetes?"

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For Everyone Who's Ever Been on a Diet....

...or loved someone who has. This book will resonate with everyone who has been a serial dieter, tried everything on the shelf, blamed yourself, your metabolism, your boyfriend, your husband,your doctor, Oprah, and your dog. Jen writes in sometimes harsh, sometimes vulgar, but ultimately hilarious prose about her struggle to shed the pounds. (I agree with other reviewers that at moments her barbs toward others go too far and alienate the reader rather than drawing them in...she should be careful of that in future books.)

In a refreshing twist, it doesn't appear that she ultimately reached her weight loss goal, but she did end with a healthier lifestyle and sense of her own body.

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Laugh out loud funny!

Jen Lancaster's latest book is laugh out loud funny. I picked it up on a whim, and laughed (truly) our loud just reading the teaser at the back.

Lancaster starts by describing the horrific foods she endured through her childhood ('healthy and flavorless' she says) until she ate away from home and discovered butter and cream and FLAVOR!!

The years pass and the pounds add up, until the doctor points out further weight gain and the results this wreaks on one's body. As Lancaster says, "...what good is finally being able to afford a pedicure if I lose a foot to adult-onset diabetes

Lancaster shows the way she conquered weight gain to become fit again and we get to laugh with her along the way. From Atkins to Jenny Craig to Weight Watchers, we see what works and what dedication it can take.

Lancaster's wit and style of writing kept me laughing from start to finish. This is the first non-reference book that has footnotes (!) which allowed greater enlightment...it was like a friend whispering into my ear at a party, giving me the backstory on various guests.

Lancaster starts the book with a story about someone telling her what a fat bitch she is, and it doesn't phase her. She accepts that she is who she is. She ends with a similar story, but her comeback to the insult this time is, "No, I am a fit bitch."

I would recommend this to any friend who wanted a laugh. "Such a Pretty Fat" reminds me it's all worth laughing about to keep perspective.

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Very funny

This book was very funny, and very real...you really feel like you can somewhat relate to her. Great read!

What's up with the foot notes

I'll be honest upfront that I haven't finished reading this book yet. I'm giving it three stars not because I'm not enjoying or connecting with the book but because of how it is written. What's up with the footnotes. I've read disertations with fewer footnotes. It's really disappointing because otherwise I'd be totally into the book.

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