I'm Not the New Me: A Memoir, by Wendy McClure

Retrieved from: Someone else's library
1594480745, 2005
Suggested by: Me, when I cataloged it
My Ratings: 7 Merit, 7 Interest, 9 Fun

Funny. Her website is funny, so that should come as no surprise. And if you have been around long enough to remember the big play this got awhile back, there are Color Pictures included in the book of some of the 'best' choices!

However, amongst all the witty asides and silly stories, there is a poignant story here. Yes, about weight loss, but also about finding one’s way in the world through all the weirdness that life throws at people. I was left with a strong feeling of “OK, so this is life, get on with it. Good, bad, or indifferent, it’s what I’ve got. Let’s go.”

I especially liked that the author didn’t dump her ‘weight problem’ at her mother’s doorstep. She acknowledges that her mom is (ahem) fat, and has had lots of different weight issues over the years herself. But it’s all done without blaming Mom for her own life. In fact, it was wonderful to see a mother-daughter relationship that’s so...nice. They seem to genuinely respect each other.

Then there are the men. But let’s not talk about them. Thank God McClure has good friends! And a strong, healthy sense of who she is, with or without those 25 pounds.