Manhattan self-
help author Julia Goodman thinks she’s got her addictive
personality under control. Then her beloved psychoanalyst
moves away at the same time her husband takes off to L.A.
and her best friend gets married and moves to Ohio.
Feeling lonely and left out, Julia fills in the void with
food, becomes a cupcake addict, and blimps out. This is a
huge problem—especially since she’s about to go on
national television to plug her hot new self-help book
about how she conquered her sugar addiction.
Navigating
her insurance network, Julia desperately sees eight
shrinks in eight days, speed-dating for Dr. Replacement—or
any other new guru—to help shrink back her body and
anxiety in time for her close-up.