{"product_id":"fitness-junkie-isbn-9781101974070","title":"Fitness Junkie","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA GMA SUMMER MUST-READ! \u003c\/b\u003eFrom the bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Knockoff\u003c\/i\u003e, an outrageously funny novel about one woman's attempt—through clay diets, naked yoga, green juice, and cultish workout classes—to win back her career, save her best friend, and lose thirty pounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When Janey Sweet … navigates topless yoga and ruthless cycling classes in Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza's satire, she realizes she’s better off without the green juice.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eUs Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Janey Sweet, CEO of a couture wedding gown company, is photographed in the front row of a fashion show eating a bruffin--the delicious love child of a brioche and a muffin--her best friend and business partner gives her an ultimatum: lose thirty pounds or lose your job. Sure, Janey has gained some weight since her divorce, and no, her beautifully cut trousers don't fit like they used to, so Janey throws herself headlong into the world of the fitness revolution, signing up for a shockingly expensive workout pass, baring it all for Free the Nipple yoga, and spinning to the screams of a Lycra-clad instructor with rage issues. As Janey eschews carbs, pays thousands of dollars to wellness gurus, and is harassed by her very own fitness bracelet, she can't help but wonder: Did she really need to lose weight in the first place?\u003cb\u003eA Good Morning America Summer Must-Read! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There are no funnier, wittier people in all the land than Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza. The writers of \u003ci\u003eThe Knockoff\u003c\/i\u003e are here with their second novel about one woman’s attempt to basically fix her entire life, which she is positive will happen by losing 30 pounds. Think naked yoga. Think gross green juices. Think crazy cycling classes. Yes, please!\" \u003cbr\u003e—Ruthie Friedlander, \u003ci\u003eInStyle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You’ll breeze through this one like you would a Saturday spin class with the most fabulous playlist and the promise of brunch cocktails after.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Kirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eDevil Wears Prada \u003c\/i\u003eof the wellness world... It’s about time the New York City fitness scene—booming in 2017 like never before—got its roman à clef.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWell+Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When Janey Sweet … navigates topless yoga and ruthless cycling classes in Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza's satire, she realizes she’s better off without the green juice.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eUs Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Takes aim squarely at the way in which our weight- and fitness-obsessed culture infiltrates our daily lives... \u003ci\u003eFitness Junkie\u003c\/i\u003e will make you laugh as much as it will make you think.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Shanee Edwards, \u003ci\u003eSheKnows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I laughed out loud reading \u003ci\u003eFitness Junkie,\u003c\/i\u003e which serves a heaping helping of hilarious satire, profiling the step-counting, calorie-obsessed New Yorkers who fill the cronut-shaped holes in their souls with workouts.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Jill Kargman, creator and star of \u003ci\u003eOdd Mom Out\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFitness Junkie \u003c\/i\u003eis a deliciously fun romp through the bizarre and cult-like workouts of the superrich, from naked yoga to clay diets to private island wellness retreats. Funny, frothy and delicious.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Jane Green, author of \u003ci\u003eFalling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I was thrown into the diet and exercising regimen of the 0.01% and was barely able to exhale. \u003ci\u003eFitness Junkie \u003c\/i\u003emoves furiously through the torturous extremes women subject themselves to, all in the name of pleasing someone else. Sykes and Piazza work their magic through the eyes of a woman more like yourself. Read this and you will never eat cronuts with a side of guilt again.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Maureen Sherry, author of \u003ci\u003eOpening Belle\u003c\/i\u003eLUCY SYKES has worked in the fashion industry consulting for top designers Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren as a spokesperson for TJMaxx becoming the The First Maxxinista on a nationwide commercial. Lucy worked as on staff fashion editor at \u003ci\u003eTown and Country\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. For six years Lucy was the fashion director at \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and was most recently fashion director for Rent the Runway. She has appeared on fashion segments for \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show. \u003c\/i\u003eHer own children's clothing line, Lucy Sykes New York, was sold in more than a hundred department stores worldwide, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, and Nordstrom. Together with her twin sister Plum, Lucy moved from London to New York City in 1996, where she now lives with her husband and two sons.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e JO PIAZZA is an award-winning reporter and editor who has written for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, The New York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News, New York Magazine, Glamour, Marie Claire, Elle \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e. She has appeared on CNN, NPR, Fox News, the BBC and MSNBC. She received a master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia, a master’s degree in Religious Studies from NYU, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eIf Nuns Ruled the World, Celebrity Inc: How Famous People Make Money,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Married: What I Learned from Real Women on Five Continents About Surviving My First (Really Hard) Year of Marriage. \u003c\/i\u003eShe currently lives in San Francisco with her husband and their giant dog.","brand":"Anchor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301164437733,"sku":"NP9781101974070","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781101974070.jpg?v=1767727404","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fitness-junkie-isbn-9781101974070","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}