Day One

There’s a fight we have to fight, but believe me, it isn’t this. Your mission in life is not to lose weight. Your mission is to do the best you can with what you’ve been given. And if you were given a body that’s larger, well, then maybe you have larger things to do in this world.

When Miriam Weiser went on her first diet at the age of twelve, she was entering a decades-long battle to lose weight. From SlimFast to Weight Watchers, from Meridia to Ozempic, from nutritionists to hypnotists, she desperately searched for the elusive path to losing weight and becoming healthier. Every weight-loss attempt began with a Day One, a fresh start filled with cautious optimism.

In this eye-opening memoir, Miriam candidly chronicles her physical and emotional journey, including weigh-ins, recipes, and food diaries, dealing with the pressure to “look good,” and redefining for herself the real meaning of beauty and innate happiness.

This is not a typical weight-loss account with a “before” and “after.” It is one woman’s story, written from the heart. Join Miriam as she achieves understanding in her struggle to find her true self.