
SCREW
INNER BEAUTY: LESSONS FROM THE FAT-O-SPHERE
Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby
Anti-Atkins? Sick of the Southbeach
diet? Loath the Lemon Detox?
Authors Kate Harding and Marianne
Kirby have lost enough weight between them to make up a whole other person - a
whole other fat person. But like most dieters, they inevitably put it all back
on again. Plus some more.
Fed up, frustrated and hungry, Kate
and Marianne decided to quit dieting altogether and learnt to love their bodies
just the way they are. The result is a sassy, sexy, 30 step guide to feeling genuinely
good about your body. Covering everything from the joys of vintage clothing, to
finding a supportive doctor and a fun health regime, Screw Inner Beauty is a wickedly
funny but hugely practical manual to self acceptance at any size.
Repeat
after me:
- 'Fat' does not equal disgusting. Or lazy. Or stupid;
- You can learn how to eat what your body asks for;
- Exercise can feel
good;
- That stupid number on the scales is just a stupid number;
- Ignore
what the haters (and your Mum) say; and
- You can live your life with joy,
pride and healthy self-respect no matter your dress size.
'Screw
Inner Beauty' started life as a blog before the New York Times and Reuters discovered
the authors and now Screw Inner Beauty is causing a storm in the USA.
ABOUT
THE AUTHORS
Kate Harding founded Kate Harding's Shapely
Prose (kateharding.net), a blog about body acceptance and the treatment of fat
people in the media. She lives in Chicago, USA. Marianne Kirby's blog therotund.com,
is dedicated to body politics and fat acceptance. She is co-moderator of the Livejournal
community Fatshionista, which has more than 2500 members. She lives in Orlando,
USA.
'Screw Inner Beauty' is available now (RRP $24.99).