Published in 2015
278 pages
Kelsey Miller graduated from Boston University with a BS in Film & Television. She began her career in the film production industry before transitioning to full-time writing. Soon after joining the staff of Refinery29, she created The Anti-Diet Project, one of the website’s most popular franchises. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
What is this book about?
Kelsey Miller had done it all: crash diets, healthy diets, and nutritionist-prescribed “eating plans,” which are diets that you pay more money for. She’d been fighting her un-thin body since early childhood, and at 29, she finally hit bottom. No diet could transform her body or her life.
With the help of an intuitive eating coach and fitness professionals, she learned how to eat based on her body’s instincts and exercise sustainably, without obsessing over calories burned. But, with each thrilling step toward a healthy future, she had to contend with the painful truths of her past.
Big Girl chronicles Kelsey’s journey into self-loathing and disordered eating–and out of it. This is a memoir for anyone who’s grappled with a distorted body image, food issues, or a dysfunctional family. It’s for late bloomers and the not-yet-bloomed. It’s for everyone who’s tried and failed and felt like a big, fat, loser. So, basically, everyone.
