Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Diary of an Exercise Addict

Diary of an Exercise Addict
Diary of an Exercise Addict
Author: Peach Friedman
In 2000, Peach Friedman, a college senior freshly broken up from her boyfriend, set out to beat the blues by beating herself into shape. Running ten miles a day and taking in as little as 800 calories, she fell from 146 pounds to 100 in three months and was at serious risk of cardiac arrest. What Friedman suffered from was exercise bulimia?a new...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780762748969
ISBN-10: 0762748966
Publication Date: 12/2/2008
Pages: 208
Edition: First
Rating:
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 6

3 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: GPP Life
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

booklit avatar reviewed Diary of an Exercise Addict on + 473 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
An interesting account of a young person's battle with body image. Kept my attention.
reviewed Diary of an Exercise Addict on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I was excited to get a copy of this book after months of having it on my wish list. What a disappointment. The "diary" jumps from one time period to another and then back again. The characters are not well developed. One month, Peach is healthy and fine, two pages and three months later, she's anorexic and not eating. Where's the in between?! I stopped halfway through after realizing I really didn't care how her story ended.
Read All 4 Book Reviews of "Diary of an Exercise Addict"


Genres: