Shape
Magazine
(April 2004)
body-image booster
After
16 years of dieting and spending the cost of an
Ivy League education on everything from Weight
Watchers to fen-phen, humor columnist Wendy Shanker
takes a funny and frank look at body image in The
Fat Girl's Guide to Life. Along the
way, Shanker provides tips on such topics as shopping
("Either get something that fits your body the
right way or get rid of it.") and using the F-word
("'Fat' is the word I use to describe my physical
stature. I use it without apology."). She
also takes a hard look at the weight-loss industry
and the media, encouraging readers to set their
own standards of beauty. "I realize I can't
wait for thinness to arrive in order for my life
to begin," she writes. Nor should anyone
else. -- Josie Rubio
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