Goodreads Summary:
"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?"
My thoughts:
I didn't dig this book as much as the other Jen Lancaster books I have read. I didn't hate it either. I would say this book and the space in my head just didn't match up this time. I didn't dive into this book and not come up for air until it was finished. I did read a bit each night and get a few chuckles. I liked that for the most part Jen stayed positive about her self image. I liked that she wanted to feel better and the major motivation for losing weight wasn't to be more sexy which is often the case with these books.
I would recommend this book to fans of Jen Lancaster or maybe to people needing some motivation to get up and move more.
While writing this review I was listening to the migraine storming around in my head.
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