You Are Not a Before Picture

Alex Light On Sale Date: August 16, 222 Hardcover 288 pages 8 in H | 6.3 in W | 1 in T | 1.3 lb Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Diets Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss Self-Help / Eating Disorders & Body Image Self-Help / Motivational & Inspirational Body, Mind & Spirit / Inspiration & Personal Growth An urgent, enlightening and empowering guide to disavowing diet culture and learning to make peace with our bodies from a well-known British Instagram influencer. When we look in the mirror, so many of us see a ‘before’ picture: the miserable person in the side-by-side shot waiting for the ‘glow-up’ (read: weight loss) that will bring true happiness. But it’s not our fault that we see our bodies as projects in need of constant work: this is just one of the beliefs that has been ingrained in us by diet culture. We have been taught to view ourselves as a collection of ‘problem’ areas for which the billion-dollar diet industry holds the solutions. Step-by-step,  You Are Not A Before Picture  provides a framework for changing the way we view ourselves and the world around us. Working with experts in the fields of psychotherapy, fitness and nutrition, Alex Light empowers readers to interrogate their underlying beliefs, challenge the external and internal forces that are holding us back, and finally find freedom in our bodies, for good. Contributor Bio(s) After struggling with various eating disorders, Alex Light transformed her beauty and fashion blog into a digital safe space to help others. In doing so, she has opened up urgently needed conversations about eating disorders, weight stigma and diet culture, and she is passionate about using her platform to encourage change. Alex has a background in fashion and beauty journalism.