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703 : how I lost more than a quarter ton and gained a life /

703 : how I lost more than a quarter ton and gained a life /
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01136824 LP 613.2 MAK
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ISBN 9781602858343 (library binding : alk. paper)
Shelf Location LP 613.2 MAK
Author Makin, Nancy:
Title 703 : how I lost more than a quarter ton and gained a life / Nancy Makin.
Alternative Title Seven hundred and three
Publisher Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2010.
General Notes "The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged."
Contents Notes My son's perspective -- View from the crow's nest / My turn -- Puget Sound / Relative calm -- Dangerous waters / Out of this world and into the abyss -- Thrown overboard / Unhappy reunion -- Fish out of water / Landlocked in the midwest -- Hook, line and sinker / Swimming with the sharks -- Pike Place Market special / Can anyone love this day-old fish? -- Dropping anchor / Landlubbers -- Seismic shift / Tsunami -- Pinewood estates / Have I finally found dry land? -- Crying uncle /Giving up the ship -- Cook with no galley / Out of the frying pan and into the fire -- She's listing, she's listing / Does this sheet make me look fat? -- Navigating without a compass / Going down for the third time -- Unlikely salvation / Rescue at sea -- On to Valhalla / Mom goes under the waves -- Scraping the barnacles off my hull / Rechristening the Good ShipNancy -- Sea of opportunities / The world is my oyster -- Getting back my sea legs / Thighplasty -- Out of the blue / Media storm approaching -- Food for thought / Some hearty fare.
Summary Nancy Makin weighed an astounding 703 pounds in May 2000. She was forty-five years old and had diabetes and heart disease. Thanks in equal parts to shame and logistics, she'd been homebound for a dozen years. All that changed after her sister gave her a computer. Nancy ignored it for months, until finally boredom and curiosity pushed her into cyberspace. And there, in a chat room, she found the friendliness, the support, and even the love she'd been missing for so long. Nobody flinched when Nancy spoke up; people treated her with the same respect accorded to everybody else. Thanks to these emotional connections, Nancy's life was transformed. She followed no diet plan, no pills, potions or ab-crunching exercises played a part. There was no silver bullet, no magical, elusive ingredient, and yet today Nancy has lost more than 530 pounds. A moving, funny, tongue-in-cheek, and deadly serious story, Nancy's tale is one of redemption, and of reevaluating her worth.
Subject added entry -- Relator term Makin, Nancy,1956-
Subject Overweight persons
large print books
Large type books
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