First published 2018
The protagonist opens her blank journal each morning, pen in hand, ready to document another day of meals and snacks. She struggles with food addiction and compulsive overeating that controls her daily routine. Each page becomes a battlefield where she plans what to consume or records what she has already eaten. The journal entries reveal her ongoing fight against eating disorders that have taken over her life. She writes down breakfast plans, lunch portions, and dinner goals. Some days she succeeds in following her planned meals. Other days she fills pages with the reality of binges and failures. The simple act of writing becomes her tool for understanding patterns and triggers. Through daily documentation, she searches for control over behaviors that feel overwhelming and automatic.
Genres: addiction, contemporary, memoir, food-writing
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-adversity, self-discovery
370 pages · Paperback · Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: addiction, eating-disorder, mental-illness