First published 2015
Andie Mitchell opens her story at a pivotal moment: stepping onto a scale on her twentieth birthday and seeing nearly 300 pounds staring back at her. The food blogger takes readers through her thirteen-month transformation, during which she shed 135 pounds without following extreme diet programs. Mitchell traces her binge eating patterns back to childhood trauma, revealing how food became both comfort and enemy. She details her process of breaking destructive eating habits while maintaining her love for cooking and enjoying meals. The memoir spans her weight loss journey and the six years of successful maintenance that followed. Mitchell writes with vulnerability about self-hatred and the shock of realizing how her weight had escalated. Her approach focuses on developing sustainable eating practices rather than quick fixes. The book addresses the psychological components of overeating alongside practical strategies for change. Mitchell demonstrates how someone can rebuild their relationship with food from the ground up, moving from compulsion to conscious choice while preserving the joy of eating.
Genres: self-help, autobiography, memoir, non-fiction, biography-memoir, health
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, personal-journey
240 pages · Hardcover · Clarkson Potter
Content warnings: eating-disorder