Screw Inner Beauty

Screw Inner Beauty

Anti-Akins? Sick of 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 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 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 you body asks for;
Exercise can feel good;
That stupid number on the scales is just a stupid number;
Ignore what the haters (your Mum) say; and
You can live your life with joy, pride and healthy self-respect no matter what your dress size.

Screw Inner Beauty started life as a blog before New York Times and Reuters discovered the authors and now Screw Inner Beauty is causing a storm in the USA.

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 created the blog therotund.com, is dedicated to body politics and fat acceptance. She is a co-moderator of the Livejournal community Fatshionista, which has more than 2500 members. She lives in Orlando, USA.

Screw Inner Beauty
Allen and Unwin
Author: Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby
Price: $24.99


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