{"product_id":"book-1oj5","title":"I DID IT IN THE DARK","description":"\u003ch1\u003eI was tired of being the fat friend.\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTired of hiding in pictures.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Tired of pretending I was \"confident enough.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tired of being the funny one, the supportive one, the accomplished one-while secretly hating what I saw in the mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople saw the degrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The leadership title.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The polished clothes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The school principal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat they didn't see was the binge eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The bulimia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The food obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The shame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The exhaustion of fighting a body that never seemed to work the way everyone else's did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo I did what many women do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI hid it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI lost 145 pounds in private.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 315 pounds to 170, I went through two bariatric surgeries, appetite suppressants, Ozempic, therapy, insulin resistance, depression, and a mental health battle that nearly destroyed me-all while showing up to work smiling like everything was fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Did It in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e is the uncensored truth about weight loss when the issue isn't laziness or willpower. It's biology. Trauma. Hormones. Shame. Survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo filter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e No fake inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e No \"just love yourself\" speeches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this memoir, I tell the parts people usually hide:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bulimia I never admitted out loud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe appetite suppressants I kept secret\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe insulin resistance no one diagnosed for years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe moment Ozempic finally silenced the food noise in my brain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe reality of bariatric surgery, revision surgery, and recovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it feels like when people finally treat you better after weight loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe loneliness of transforming in silence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a diet book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is what happens behind the glow-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFelt humiliated by your weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeen ashamed of needing medical help to lose it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHidden your eating habits from people you love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWondered why your body fights you so hard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaken Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or considered surgery in secret\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmiled in public while suffering in private\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe weight loss changed my body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth changed my life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":66725828952368,"sku":"BD1oj5","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1oj5-Square-cover.png?v=1779299330","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1oj5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}