My Thin Excuse: Understanding, Recognizing, and Overcoming Eating Disorders

by Lisa Messinger

Chronicling her life from age fifteen to twenty-two, aspiring writer Lisa Messinger captured on paper the evolution of her eating disorder, from its development to its eventual treatment. Interspersed throughout this fascinating story, eating-disorder expert and psychotherapist Merle Cantor Goldberg provides insights into Lisa’s struggle and ultimate victory.

Lisa tells of her unwavering need to excel in school and in her career. She also describes her compulsion to record every calorie consumed, every pound gained and lost, as her obsession took control of her life. While Lisa’s journey offers a unique view of the nature of eating disorders, Ms. Goldberg helps identify the causes and signs of the problem, as well as the paths toward recovery. My Thin Excuse can make a crucial difference in the lives of all who suffer from this dangerous disorder.

Genres: Mental Health

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2006

Reviews

[Selkie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I could not like this book (& quit reading it about three-quarters through) because I could not like the narrator. Anorexia is often referred to a selfish disease, but even Messenger takes the cake when it comes to being so. It is no wonder she made so much out of her own appearance when that is all she seemed to care about in others, especially in regards to dating.

[rosie · Rating 1 out of 5]

really bad...don't buy