Conversations with the Fat Girl by Liza Palmer

As a fat girl myself I thought this book would give me some inspiration and understanding of my own story. I've been on a weight loss journey for years, accomplishing the 100+ lbs. down marker last year. So I figured, "oh a book that will understand me."

But this book left me empty. There are some great characters in this book, however the main character Maggie made me feel as though she was a self loathing individual who had little pride in herself.

I understood her point of view, I've been there, but as someone who has been on the journey to lose weight I felt her incessant whining dull and annoying. Have I been there, the moment when you fear a chair breaking or hiding your stomach, yes every day ,but it didn't completely consume my life, like it did with Maggie.

This book was extremely hard to finish and while I think Palmer has a great start on the characters and story line, I felt drained at the end of the book with no hope for any of the characters. I don't like giving bad reviews, therefore I think if you have never had the chance to be in the "Fat Girl" mind set then this is a great look into our brains.