Rachael Oakes-Ash

This is a great book, and well worth reading for anyone who has issues with dieting.

Rachael speaks candidly about how between the ages of 20 and 30, she managed to lose 60kg in weight, but unfortunately gained 76kg! She ran the whole gamut of eating disorders, involving anorexia, bulimia, bulimarexia, gym obsession, strict dieting and binge eating.

This book charts her story from the lowest points, to her recovery (including several false starts, where she felt that she was on the road to recovery, but it turned out that she wasn't).

She never lectures or tries to force her opinions upon the reader, and her tone is like that of a chatty friend, but despite this, some of the things she went through are hard to read.

I do have an interest in the current culture of obsession with body image and being thin, and this book was a fascinating read.… (meer)