Wendy Shanker

The Fat Girl's Guide to Life

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Vibrant, vivacious and gorgeous, Wendy Shanker is a fat girl who has simply had enough — enough of family, friends, co-workers, women's magazines, even strangers on the street all trying (and failing) to make her thin. With her mandate to change the world — and the humour and energy to do it — Wendy shows how media madness, corporate greed and even the most well-intentioned loved ones can chip away at a woman's confidence. She invites people of all sizes, shapes and dissatisfactions to trade self-loathing for self-tolerance, celebrity worship for reality reverence, and a carb-free life for a guilt-free Krispy Kreme. Wendy explores dieting debacles, full-figured fashions and feminist philosophy while guiding you through exercise clubs, doctors' offices, shopping malls and the bedroom. In the process, she will convince you that you can be fit and fat, even as the weight loss industry conspires to make you think otherwise. The Fat Girl's Guide to Life invites you to step off the scales and weigh the issues for yourself.
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282 printed pages
Publication year
2009
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  • Aja Scotthas quoted5 years ago
    I think: If you don't know a man well enough to trust him when he says he's been AIDS tested, why are you sleeping with him? If you think some guy is going to mock your body when he's going down on you, why are you sleeping with him? Not worth it, ever. I know how much we long for affection; I know it's difficult to find the right partner; I know we deserve wonderful, uncompromised sex—which is next to impossible to find. Something's got to change—and I say we start with our attitudes.
  • Aja Scotthas quoted5 years ago
    I think: If you don't know a man well enough to trust him when he says he's been AIDS tested, why are you sleeping with him? If you think some guy is going to mock your body when he's going down on you, why are you sleeping with him? Not worth it, ever. I know how much we long for affection; I know it's difficult to find the right partner; I know we deserve wonderful, uncompromised sex—which is next to impossible to find. Something's got to change—and I say we start with our attitudes.
  • Aja Scotthas quoted5 years ago
    I think: If you don't know a man well enough to trust him when he says he's been AIDS tested, why are you sleeping with him?

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