Read My Hips: How I Learned to Love My Body, Ditch Dieting, and Live Large
"Brittingham's memoir has a unique voice. With engaging, well-written prose...Brittingham's style is lively...her message is powerful."--Kirkus Reviews“An uplifting, fat-tastic voyage to self-love,Read My Hipsmade me realize that I no longer need to be weighed down by constantly judging my body.  I devoured this book—it's deliciously inspiring!” —Hillary Carlip, author ofQueen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan “Read My Hipsis a spirited call to arms (and bellies and bare legs) to embrace ourselves inside and out. Brittingham explores and exposes the ways women are taught to hide our bodies, then boldly and humorously does the opposite. She speaks from the front lines ofstanding up (or sitting on the bus) for women of all sizes who are tired of body image busybodies. Read her hips and rejoice!” —Rachel Kramer Bussel, Editor,Fast GirlsandGotta Have It “Read My Hipsis a candid, funny, sometimes scathing chronicle of one woman's sometimes bumpy, always memorable transition from fearful fat-girl self-loathing to vibrant full-bodied joie de vivre.  If you've ever thought wistfully of all the ways your life would be better if only you were thinner, don't wait another minute to read Kim Brittingham's book.” —Hanne Blank, author ofBig Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex and Relationships for People of Size and Those Who Love Them “If Kim Brittingham owned a scale, the numbers would be replaced with 300 adjectives like ‘audacious,’ ‘sparkling,’ and ‘big-hearted.’ Packing more confidence and self-respect into one belly roll than most of us do in our entire Pilates-toned bodies, Brittingham doesn't walk the walk: She struts a sassy strut, and stands poised as a radical game changer in the world of body image.” —Leslie Goldman, author ofLockerRoom Diaries: The Naked Truth About Women, Body Image, and Re-imagining the ‘Perfect’ Body “Kim’s voice is refreshing, real, brutally honest and laugh-out-loud funny.  Her words paint a vivid picture that is completely relatable.  In my work or in my life, I have never met a woman (of any age, size or shape) who did not experience body image issues or some degree of self-loathing.  Kim poses great thought-provoking questions and her message is uplifting…Love yourself as you are – no matter what your size and shape – you are alreadywhole!  A fabulous, fun read!  Thanks, Kim, for your bravery.”  —Laurie Sliva, Founder/Director/Life-Skills Trainer B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Programs for Girls “InRead My Hips, Kim entertainingly advocates a revolutionary way of being:  accepting our here-and-now bodies as we are and with love.  With wit, sensuality and realistic logic, she shares her journey through time and transformation, baring her attitudes and discovering antidotes for our society’s limited and limiting way of seeing our bodies.  Kim’s sensuous love of the world and all its prickly details makes for a delightful and moving read.” —Debora Iyall