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Product Identifiers

PublisherHAY House, Incorporated

ISBN-101561709077

ISBN-139781561709076

eBay Product ID (ePID)1911310

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameGut Feelings : from Fear and Despair to Health and Hope

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

SubjectComposers & Musicians, General, Bariatrics

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Medical

AuthorLisa Mitchell, Carnie Wilson

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight17.5 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-024950

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal362.1/96398/0092 B

SynopsisThe successful singer describes her lifelong struggle with obesity and the feelings of shame and self-hatred that accompanied it, her decision to have weight-loss surgery, and the changes in her life following the operation., Carnie Wilson's story is a journey from the darkness of a lifelong struggle with emotional rejection, compulsive eating, and morbid obesity into the light of health. The daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson finally resorts to weight-loss surgery and inspires millions of obese people worldwide to investigate surgery as a tool to help develop a healthier life. 16-page photo spread., Carnie Wilson's story is a journey from the darkness of a lifelong struggle with emotional rejection, compulsive eating, and morbid obesity into the light of health. Born the daughter of pop music royalty (Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys) and gifted with her own talents that brought her fame and fortune, she came to feel that none of this mattered. She would never be whole and happy until she achieved a healthy weight and body image. Heavy since age four, Carnie tried countless diet and exercise regimens, but the weight losses never lasted. With her success in the multiplatinum pop group Wilson Phillips, she became the darling of overweight activists, defining a larger-than-life, 'no apologies' sense of style for big women. However, behind the bravado were feelings of shame, self-hatred, and desperation. Carnie's weight gradually climbed to over 300 pounds, threatening her life. Faced with the prospect of disease and early death, she turned to weight-loss surgery, broadcasting the procedure live over the Internet in August 1999. An estimated 52 million people logged on, and countless millions more shared her story as it unfolded in the media over the next 18 months. During that period, Carnie lost more than 150 pounds, married the man of her dreams, and embraced a new life of health and reenergized possibilities. Carnie's story has inspired millions of morbidly obese people worldwide to investigate weight-loss surgery as a tool to help develop a healthier life. Beyond that, she has become a symbol of hope to those who suffer from the stigma, pain, and dread that morbid obesity visits upon its victims. For anyone who feels lost, out of control, or needs help finding the way to a better tomorrow, Gut Feelings is Carnie Wilson's beacon. The darkness will never be the same.

LC Classification NumberRC628.W525 2001