- Introduction
- Image Isn't Everything:
Except When She Think It Is
- body image,
picking outfits, comparing to other women, looking fat, jealousy,
feeling ugly, tanning, boob jobs, nose jobs, eye lifts, tummy tucks,
liposuction, swimsuits, self hatered, body dysmorphic disorder, aging,
perfect body, closet full of clothes, poor body image
- To Eat or Not to Eat:
When Food Isn't a Piece of Cake
- dessert, dieting, inner battles, fad diets, junk food, celebrating weight loss, her stash, motives
- I'm Too Sexy for My Body:
When Baring It All Is Too Much To Bear
- sexuality,
nudity, physical intimacy, pregnancy, hormonal changes, beauty, touch,
desensitization, self-consciousness, judging, ass backwards, sexual
positions, vulnerability
- Weighty Matters:
When Size Does Matter
- weight loss.
worthlessness, self-worth, scales, health, obsession, thin, fat, body
image, diets, The Atkins Diet, The Zone Diet, The McDougall Diet, Jenny
Craig, Weight Watchers, lovability, societal pressure, unresolved
feelings, insecurities, appearance, gaining it back, diet books,
magical thinking, fraudulent claims, hiding the scale, good intentions
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- Getting Physical:
When Exercise Is More than a Brisk Chat
- exercise
programs, exercise sprees, aerobics, strengthening, stretching,
abilities, exercise equipment, personal trainers, overexercisers,
weight and exercise, exercise buddies, fitness levels, couch potatoes,
exercise addiction
- This Time I'm Serious:
When Things Get Really Heavy
- psychological
problems, eating disorders, depression, anxiety disorders, substance
abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder, sexual abuse, gastric bypass
surgery, compulsive exercise, bingeing, vomiting, undereating, severe
weight loss, anorexia, shame, binge eating disorder, professional help,
laxatives, emetics, bulimia, diet pills, diabetes, high blood pressure
- It's a Man's World:
Or at Least It used To Be
- masculinity,
compulsive exercise, steroid use, chronic dieting, height, high heels,
comparing with an ex, baldness, self-esteem, erectile dysfunction,
virility, clothes, big eaters, nose hair, ear hair, aging
- Afterword
- Resources
- Acknowledgements
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