{"product_id":"703-how-i-lost-more-than-a-quarter-ton-and-gained-a-life","title":"703: How I Lost More Than a Quarter Ton and Gained a Life","description":"A moving, funny, tongue-in-cheek, and deadly serious story about how one woman lost and found herself by going online.\n\nNancy Makin weighed an astounding 703 pounds in May 2000. She was forty-five years old and suffered from diabetes and other obesity-related maladies. Thanks in equal parts to shame and logistics, she'd been homebound for a dozen years.\n\nBut all that changed after a gift from her sister: a computer. A technophobe, Nancy ignored it for months, until finally boredom and curiosity pushed her into cyberspace. And there, in a political chat room, she found the friendliness, the connection, the acceptance she'd been missing for so long. Nobody flinched when Nancy spoke up; people treated her with the same respect accorded to anybody else. Thanks in great part to these new emotional connections, Nancy's life was transformed.\n\nShe followed no particular diet plan; no pills, potions or ab-crunching exercises played a part. There was no silver bullet, no magical, elusive ingredient-and yet today Nancy has lost more than 530 pounds. Nancy's tale is one of redemption, a story of reevaluating her worth and insisting she had value simply because she was human. It will show a growing America that there is hope, there's always hope... if you believe!\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0525951377\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0525951377.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Makin, Nancy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43030869246013,"sku":"BVV.0525951377.G","price":14.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0525951377-0.jpg?v=1772919004","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/703-how-i-lost-more-than-a-quarter-ton-and-gained-a-life","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}