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Blending kitchen table wisdom and her own experience in losing her sister to gastric bypass surgery, author Robyn McGee explores the historical and cultural roots of obesity among black women, offering practical guidelines to weight loss and living a more healthy and balanced life.
Though she advocates a slow and steady approach to weight loss under a doctor’s supervision and a commitment to exercise, healthy eating, support groups, and therapy, she also understands that many black women, like her sister, will still choose the option of gastric bypass surgery despite the fact that 1 in 200 patients die from the surgeries.
McGee argues that a range of factors often lead to obesity in black women, including the problem of fat acceptance in the black community, historically negative images of black women, compulsive bingeing and purging, childhood sexual abuse, and a lack of attention to black women in the medical community.
With the memory of her sister’s lifelong struggle with weight firmly in mind, McGee conveys to readers the importance of honoring themselves by making healthy choices, starting slow and being patient, seeking help when they need it, and finally, remembering that they are much more than a number on a scale.
Anonymous
Posted April 9, 2006
This book is very informative for any woman who struggles with her weight and wants to learn more about gastric bypass surgery and the advantages and disadvantages that come with having such major work done. McGee has turned personal tragedy into a way of educating young and old women. When reading the book you can tell she did her research and talked with doctors who perform the surgery and women who have had the surgery. This is a great read, once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down....I finished it in less than 2 days!!
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Posted November 14, 2005
Hungry for More is a timely book that deals with women with weight issues. In a society that is fixated on appearances, the author's sound advice on dieting, exercise, and self-pride is just what we needed. McGee shares her own personal experiences as well as her sister's tragic tale with gastric bypass surgery. Having lost a sister myself due to weight issues, this book was especially touching to me. I loved this book and will definitely recommend it to all of my friends, not just the ladies. Robyn Mcgee is a journalist, researcher, and all around great human being in one.
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Overview
Blending kitchen table wisdom and her own experience in losing her sister to gastric bypass surgery, author Robyn McGee explores the historical and cultural roots of obesity among black women, offering practical guidelines to weight loss and living a more healthy and balanced life.
Though she advocates a slow and steady approach to weight loss under a doctor’s supervision and a commitment to exercise, healthy eating, support groups, and therapy, she also understands that many ...