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Tales from the Scale: Women Weigh in on Thunder-Thighs, Cheese Fries and Feeling Good at Any Size

Tales from the Scale: Women Weigh in on Thunder-Thighs, Cheese Fries and Feeling Good at Any Size
By Erin J. Shea

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In Tales from the Scale, author Erin J. Shea - creator of the immensely popular "Lose the Buddha" weight-loss blog - puts together the best rants of some of the most prominent diet bloggers online today, creating a raw, real, and radically different look at losing weight. The Twinkie Defense: how they got fat in the first place; The Inner Fat Girl: the little voice that longs for an identity beyond her body; The Tenth Circle of Hell: Weight-in Day - facing the worst enemy: the scale; Fatty Clothes: for when you've given up

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #363233 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-07-29
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 224 pages

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"It's the first law of fatness: Whenever you enter a room, you have to check out the competition and see if there is someone heftier than you are, and squeeze out a tiny bit of consolation." - excerpt from Tales from the Scale"

About the Author
Erin J. Shea's work has been published in many American magazines and newspapers. She has appeared on local breakfast television. Her Web site is www ejshea.com.

Customer Reviews

delicious, like a gooey cake5
I loved this book and couldn't wait to get into bed each night to read a few more tales (yes, very sad, but there you go). It was like being with good friends, all telling our stories over a glass or two of wine, and I felt better after each story, knowing that I am not the only one who goes through life feeling like the Fat Girl (whether I am currently size 10 or size 16). I kept thinking "yes!!! that is exactly what it is like to be Fat", but the nice thing was being able to laugh with the women too. However, the stories also made me think hard about why my waistline goes in and out with the regularity of the tides. This was a comforting book, and I will certainly read it again - and keep it by my bed when I need something to inspire me to get back out there and sort myself out. It really helps, knowing there are so many other women with the same fantasies.