Showing Up for Life: A Recovering Overeater's Triumph Over Compulsion

by Heidi Waldrop

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345373790
• ISBN13: 9780345373793
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

She Tells It Like It Is: The True Life of an Overeater

This book is incredible, and (pardon the expression) is written from the gut. The author battled obesity her entire life, and she writes authentically about how food and her weight ruled everything. I especially loved all the details of her "self-abuse" - like how she, as a 200+ lb. woman wore high heels even though they were severely painful, and how when she felt "overwhelmed" (which was quite often) she would hole up in her apartment with incredible amounts of food. She was truly courageous to reveal all this; especially her roller coaster feelings (and overeating) when she fell in love with a man. Then, she decides to change her life, and joins OverEaters Anonymous. Once again, she leaves no emotion out - how she felt "fearful" weighing her food in public, and her anxiety as she did the 12-step work. I would just love a sequel: how is her life today? I think this is the best book I have read on compulsive overeating and recovery.

Excellent

Most books on eating disorders center around either anorexia or bulimia but tend to discount one of the most prevalent eating disorders which is compulsive eating or food addiciton. This book is not only honest but written by someone who is a professional writer by career so not only is it biographical but it is also an excellent piece of writing. I was very moved and influenced by the author's willingness to offer so much candid detail without regard to embarrassment. In return I felt like I had been given a true gift in this book.