As a 328-pound woman, Debbie Danowski was eating her way to an early death when she entered a food addiction treatment center fourteen years ago. During her six-week stay at the facility, Danowski was required to keep a daily journal -- a task she dreaded but later credited with helping to save her life. The pages of her journal provided the first safe place for Danowski to explore her deepest, most humiliating experiences with food and eating. Writing about her thoughts and feelings proved to be a key in unlocking her lifelong food obsession. Now Danowski combines her extraordinary insights and writing expertise in The Overeater's Journal, a gentle, constructive guide for discovering how your own words can help you heal from food obsession or addiction. Book jacket.