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

The Elephant in the Room was recommended by my Goodreads friend, Dita. I knew once I read her thoughts I had to read this book, too. Tommy Tomlinson is candid and authentic in his memoir about his weight loss challenges. He shares his weight of 460 pounds and the health difficulties that go along wi......more

Well-done Mr. Tomlinson. I know you struggle with feelings of being “less-than” due to your weight, but after reading your book I can tell that you are a fine human being, and if I knew you in real life, you’re someone I would like to call a friend. Recommended by Meredith on the ‘Currently Reading’......more

Elephant in the Room is journalist Tommy Tomlinson’s memoir of growing up fat and how, as an adult, he got to 460 pounds. He had a wife who loved him and a successful career, but the allure of fast food and vending machine or gas station junk food was a siren song so strong, he had to give up doing......more

I appreciate greatly that these kinds of stories are being told. With rates of overweight and obesity on the rise, it is well past time that voices of fat people given a microphone to reflect on their own experiences (rather than narratives imposed on them) and taken seriously beyond the usual hand......more

Tommy Tomlinson’s The Elephant in the Room is the true-life love story between a man and his cheeseburger. And his biscuits and gravy. And his banana pudding. And something glorious called peanut butter logs. It’s the classic boy meets delicious greasy high-calorie snack story. Ultimately this passi......more