JackieGoldschneider,starofTheRealHousewivesofNewJersey,bravelychroniclesherdecades-longbattlewithanorexiaandpublicjourneytorecoveryinthisunflinching,moving,andultimatelyinspiringself-writtenmemoir.AllJackieGoldschneidereverwantedwastobethin.Asachild,she’dstandinfrontofthemirror,suckinginherstomachandarchingherbacktofeelherribs,prayingtoseeamodel-likefigurelookingback.Asanobeseteen,lonelyandtormentedbyherweight,herdoctorencouragedhertostartdieting,ultimatelyleadingtoaprolongedbattlewithanorexiathatnearlytookherlife.Afterdecadesofhidinghereatingdisorderfromfriends,family,andtheworld,Jackieisreadytoexposetherealitiesofherdevastatingstrugglewithanorexia,includingtheharrowingday-to-daytacticssheemployedtocountcaloriesandrestrictmeals,herstruggleswithfertilityandpregnancy,theeffectshereatingdisorderhadonherrelationshipswithherhusbandandchildren,andultimatelyhow,inatwistoffate,becomingarealityTVstarsavedherlife.TheWeightofBeautifulisJackie’spersonalstory,butwithinitarealsothestoriesofmillionslikeher,strivingtoleadhealthy,happylivesdespitetheireatingdisorders.IntheveinofUnbearableLightness,HidingfromReality,andWhatRemains,TheWeightofBeautifulisamovingtestamentofstrength,honesty,andrecovery.
