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Two centuries ago, William Blake wrote that the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. Last year, personal fitness trainer Drew Manning put that strategy and his health to the test. For six months, he gave up his daily workouts and carefully planned meals and began eating with conscientious abandon. By the end of his exhausting experiment, this now out-of-shape blogger had gained 75 pounds. Then came the important test: How could he lose it? He did and the lessons that he learned are priceless—and quite possibly life-saving. A fascinating personal narrative about our national obesity crisis.
Overview
Drew Manning, a natural fitness junkie and devoted personal trainer, had never been overweight in his life. He never craved junk food or missed an opportunity to work out. Yet despite his obsession with fitness, he failed to help his clients reach their goals. Something had to give. Manning needed to understand what it was like to be on the other side—spend a few months in his clients' shoes or, rather, size.
For six months, Manning radically let himself go. He stopped ...