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In a lifelong struggle with her shape that spans relationships, career changes, and now a move halfway around the world, Min Jin Lee charts the seismic shifts in her life by the numbers on the scale.
I moved to Tokyo in August, and my alter ego has come along.
Ever since I was fifteen, I have struggled with my body and shape. This November, I turn 40, and I have come to treat this 25-year-old matter that appears and disappears like an illusive family member with patient regard. My given name is Min Jin, and friends call me Min for short. Privately, I refer to my problem--at once critic, gauge, and GPS--as Minus. Minus induces me to order a cheese course ...