num_pages: 256
description: From the star of TLCs My Big Fat Fabulous Life and the YouTube sensation A Fat Girl Dancing comes an empowering memoir about letting go of your limitations and living the life you deserve. Right now. Whitney Way Thore stands five feet two inches tall and weighs well over three hundred pounds and she is totally completely and truly . . . happy. But she wasnt always the vivacious confident woman you see on TV. Growing up as a dancer Whitney felt the pressure to be thin a desire that grew into an obsession as she got older. From developing an eating disorder as a teenager to extreme weight gain in college to her ongoing struggle with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) Whitney reveals her fight to overcome the darkest moments in her life. She holds nothing back opening up about the depths of her depression as well as her resilience in the face of constant harassment and mistreatment. Now Whitney is on top of the world and taking no BS (Body Shame of course). And shes sharing the steps she took to get there and the powerful message behind her successful No Body Shame campaign. She even reveals her favorite F word (its probably not what you think) the thrill of doing it with the lights on and the story behind the Fat Girl Dancing video that started it all. Exuberant and utterly honest I Do It with the Lights On is the inspiring story of how Whitney finally discovered her fabulousness when she stepped off the scale and into her life embracing herself unconditionallybody heart and soul.Advance praise for I Do It with the Lights On Whitneys story is one of radical vulnerability. She is a vibrant example of what it means to choose confidence when insecurity beckons from every corner. She is cool funny and shamelessin the best possible way. Kelsey Miller author of Big How I Gave Up Dieting &amp; Got a LifeSoaring above expectations I Do It with the Lights On delves into the complicated relationship between a woman and her body. With her trademark charisma Whitney emerges triumphant plucking from the mire some of the most important realizations one can hope to have. If you have a body this memoir is a must-read. Linda Bacon PhD
language: English
title: I Do It with the Lights On: And 10 More Discoveries on the Road to a Blissfully Shame-Free Life
publisher: Ballantine Books