Fitness Junkie: A Novel

Great read! If you're into fitness, this book will make you laugh at all the absurd workouts and lengths one will go to for a number on a scale.. "Good hook, good sense of humor, but not much beneath the surface" according to RobynJC. Janey Sweet is the CEO of B, a high-end bridal boutique catering to the extremely wealthy and extremely starving: no women bigger than a size Good hook, good sense of humor, but not much beneath the surface RobynJC Janey Sweet is the CEO of B, a high-end bridal boutique catering to the extremely wealthy and extremely starving: no women bigger than a size 4 allowed, as customers or employees. When her longtime best friend Beau, the "B" designer, places Janey on a forced hiatus for the crime of being a size 8, she enters into the world of insane fitness, desperate to win back her childhood friend. Of course, anyone who's ever read a book can see where this is going: Janey sees the error of her ways and the insanity of her world, and comes to her senses.There are the ingredients for a really good book here -- a timely hook (our obsession . allowed, as customers or employees. When her longtime best friend Beau, the "B" designer, places Janey on a forced hiatus for the crime of being a size 8, she enters into the world of insane fitness, desperate to win back her childhood friend. Of course, anyone who's ever read a book can see where this is going: Janey sees the error of her ways and the insanity of her world, and comes to her senses.There are the ingredients for a really good book here -- a timely hook (our obsession . Theresa Alan said Hysterical. This novel is hysterical—but much more substantive than I had anticipated. The main character, Janey, is infinitely likeable (although initially a little too willing to believe the best in people, to her detriment).The story mocks the ridiculous lengths people will go to get or stay thin, but the entire book constantly reinforces the idea that it’s important to be healthy, not skinny. (After all, meth heads are skinny, not healthy.)Before you begin reading the book, there is a letter from the editor that says that the writers, Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza, discovered that the ridiculous exercise classes and diets the

Sure, Janey has gained some weight since her divorce, and no, her beautifully cut trousers don't fit like they used to, so Janey throws herself headlong into the world of the fitness revolution, signing up for a shockingly expensive workout pass, baring it all for Free the Nipple yoga, sweating through boot camp classes run by Sri Lankan militants, and spinning to the screams of a Lycra-clad instructor with rage issues. From the best-selling authors of The Knockoff, an outrageously funny novel about one woman's attempt - through clay diets, naked yoga, green juice, and cultish workout classes - to win back her career, save her best friend, and lose 30 pounds. At a juice shop she meets Jacob, a cute young guy who takes her Dumpster diving outside Whole Foods on their first date. As Janey eschews delicious car