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Ā Ā A formerly chubby kid who selfāidentified for much of his life as āthe fat friend,ā media personality and podcast host Van Lathan Jr. has struggled with physical and mental health his entire life. He was used to being his besties' wing man on the dating scene, the slack benchādweller at the gym, and his mother's biggest fan at every meal, especially whenever she served up her infamous mac and cheese with five different kinds of cheese. At 365 lbs, Van hated being fat so much, he found it harder than being Black! After dedicating years to improving his physical and mental health, with many ups and downs, in 2020 Van found himself in a shared slump with other Americans when the Covid-19 pandemic hit and the George Floyd video was releasedāsuddenly he was surrounded by carbs galore, binge-ing everything, feeling nonāstop exhaustion, and crippling waves of anxiety and depression.Ā
Fat, Crazy, and Tired isn't just about Van's ultimately unsuccessful journey to an Instagramāable body and zen; it's about the unspoken personal battlefield of attaining and maintaining what Americans deem as good health. He explores the real reasons behind our unending physical and mental health battlesāculture, family, and the baggage of lifeāand demonstrates how we can better understand our bodies by better understanding ourselves. He takes it back to his southern upbringing in Baton Rouge, opens up about how being āthe Black guyā at work at TMZ overshadowed his identity, and shares how he holds up to survive the madness.
āDetoxā cleanses? Weight loss pills? Celery juice? No, thank you. Unlike the selfāhelp gurus that push you to go āall or nothingā and ākeep it 100,ā Van wants you to be happier and healthier at 50% without totally admonishing yourself to get there. Packed with double doses of humor Fat, Crazy, and Tired shares abrutally honest cultural critique of mental health and our weight loss obsession in what he dubs Americaās āwellness waistland.ā
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This book title, Fat, Crazy, and Tired (Tales from the Trenches of Transformation), ISBN: 9780306923739, by Van Lathan Jr., published by Grand Central Publishing (December 31, 2055) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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