![]() I learned to count calories consistently and I prided myself on being able to last longer periods without eating. I was obsessed with how I looked in the mirror. I spent days working out and in my twenties, I even worked out at random times like two in the morning. ![]() I had a borderline eating disorder and I wanted to be a bulimic so bad but it just didn’t work out for me thankfully. I lived my teenage years in the same way. ![]() I think I have a short attention span so this was really saying something for me. I read this book fairly quickly in comparison to other books that I’ve checked out. The novel is a beautiful representation of finding yourself, love, hunger, and desire. In the end she gets betrayed by the same co-worker resulting in her firing. ![]() She also craved acceptance from her co-worker, who served as a mother like figure. She has been chasing acceptance her whole life, first from her mother who believed that her size and the number on the scale was directly representative of her value as a human being. ![]() She meets a girl who teaches her that there is more to life than restriction, without even knowing about her history. She has lived her life through caloric restriction, partly to please her mother, and partly because this is the only life she’s known. The story follows the main character, Rachel into a self-actualization journey. ![]()
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