Navel Gazing: One Woman’s Quest For a Size Normal

Anne H. PutnamPublished: 02/01/2014

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When Anne Putnam had weight-loss surgery at the age of 17, she thought her whole life would change. 9 years later and 10 sizes smaller, she’s still facing down the monster in the mirror, and she’s finally starting to understand that changing your body doesn’t necessarily change how you feel about it. ‘Navel Gazing’ is the no-holds-barred story of one woman’s physical and mental journey from morbidly obese to unpleasantly plump, with all the stops along the way: the funny, the painful, and the downright awkward.

ISBN: 9780571284450 Category:

Description

Almost every woman worries about her weight. For Anne H Putnam, it became unavoidable – by the age of seventeen she weighed over twenty stone and had tried everything, from dieting to fat camp to wearing big t-shirts. When she decided to have weight-loss surgery, she thought everything would change. But now, nine years later and ten sizes smaller, she has discovered that changing your body doesn’t automatically change how you feel about it.

Navel Gazing is a funny, passionate and no-holds-barred memoir of one woman’s quest to accept her own body image – to feel normal. It will make you laugh, cry, cringe – and wonder why it’s so hard for women to feel happy with the way they look.

Additional information

Weight 0.243 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.6 × 2 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

xii, 303

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

362.1963980092 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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