A pressing, insightful, and empowering guide to rejecting diet culture and embracing our bodies, from body confidence and anti-diet advocate, Alex Light. When we gaze into the mirror, many of us see a 'before' the unhappy individual in the side-by-side shot awaiting transformation ( weight loss) for true contentment. However, it's not our fault; diet culture has ingrained this belief. We've been conditioned to view ourselves as flawed, with the diet industry offering solutions. 'You Are Not A Before Picture' offers a step-by-step framework to reshape our self-perception and challenge external and internal barriers, ultimately achieving body freedom. Alex Light was a Sunday Times Non-Fiction bestseller (week ending June 19, 2022).
Alex Light grew up reading too many books and listening to too many Taylor Swift songs. Now, she writes books that make people laugh (and sometimes cry).
Alex began writing as a teen. She shared dozens of love stories online, which have now been read over 150 million times. Shockingly, she graduated with a BA in English Literature, giving her the perfect excuse to read even more books when she wasn’t busy writing her own.
Living in Toronto, Canada with her 3 furry friends, Alex is an avid donut-eater, sometimes baker, and lover of the frozen winter months.