{"product_id":"elephant-in-the-room","title":"Elephant in the Room","description":"\u003cp\u003eWomen are taught that being slim is a sign of success. \u003cem\u003eThe Elephant in the Room\u003c\/em\u003e examines why diets fail, why size shaming persists and why women believe that changing their bodies will fix their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by health economist and lifelong dieter, Christine M Thomas has spent her career evaluating real-world evidence in healthcare and a lifetime stepping on and off the scales. Since first researching the cost of obesity two decades ago, she has lost and regained a total of ten stone herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, when she finally lost weight, why didn’t she stay slim? Christine traces her journey from forbidden sweets to childhood memories that her body couldn’t forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful, evidence-based and deeply personal, the book calls out the unspoken truths around weight, dieting and why we don’t trust our own bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a 10-step programme or another diet plan. It is an invitation to stop trying to fix our bodies and start listening to them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507677012341,"sku":"9781806347438","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781806347438.jpg?v=1787042796","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/elephant-in-the-room","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}