We only own this title as an audiobook. And that is because I was the one who made a request to purchase and I knew the audio would be great. Not to brag but I was right. Mika reads it and I always love listening to her on tv so I knew this book would be great. She is so passionate about this subject that is hard not to become enthused too. Mika knew that many would not be interested in hearing what she had to say about food obsessions. After all she is super thin, in great shape and always being a 'food nazi' on her tv show. But she had secrets about food. One day she confronted one of her best friends, Diane Smith. Mika thought she might be destroying their friendship when she called Diane fat and told her that she needed to do something to change before her obesity killed her. Diane scoffed at skinny Mika's suggestion. Then Mika described to Diane her obsession with junk food that began in high school. Eating two Big Macs? Yeah, she did it. Missing classes in college because she felt compelled to run off the calories that she had ingested from her 'secret' pizza. They made a pact. Mika would pay for whatever Diane needed to lose weight - but Diane had to lose 75 pounds. Mika would have an equally hard challenge. She had to gain weight. That wouldn't just involve eating brownies with every meal! It had to be 'good' weight. They both still have their struggles but they feel that they are winning. The book is filled with insights and personal stories from many well-known people. She also brings in information from doctors and scientists who are studying the problems of food obsessions. It was a very interesting book.
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