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Posted on: February 18, 2021

The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man’s Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America

The Elephant in the Room

by Tommy Tomlinson

A searing, honest, and candid exploration of what it's like to live as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who decided he had to change his life as he neared the age of fifty weighing in at 460 pounds.

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