Skinny Bitch

Acknowledgments

It is with the utmost gratitude that we thank Lyssie Lakatos, Tammy Lakatos-Shames, Talia Cohen, Laura Dail, Jennifer Kasius, Maria Taffera Lewis, and Greg Jones for bringing this book to life.

With awe, we acknowledge the editing brilliance of Nancy Armstrong, especially, but also the keen eyes of Meri Freedman and Dr. Amy Joy Lanou. A heartfelt thanks to our dream-team:

Sam Caggiula, Seta Bedrossian, Allison Binder, and Scott Palmason for leading us above and beyond.

For your kind and patient help, we sincerely thank Matt Green, Bruce Friedrich, Holly Sternberg, Mark Gold, Kristina Johnson, Sara Chenoweth, Harold Brown, Ryan Zinn, Michele Simon, Talia Berman, Danielle Simon, Wayne Pacelle, Jay and Wendy Baxter, and Shaun Zaken.

We are honored by the generous contributions of C. David Coates, Christine Hoza Farlow, D.C., and Tim VanOrden and cannot thank you enough.

Rory:

Kim, my partner in crime, I cannot imagine the existence I’d be leading if we never met. Thank you for changing the course of my life and enlightening me with your glow. You had me at hello.

It is with true adoration that I thank Tracy Silverman, who started me on this path, Lauren Silverman, who inspired me to commit to it more fully, Jesse Hildebrandt, for enabling me to do so, and my magical friends who made the journey by my side: Sue Foley, Todd and Lisa Adamek, Nora Ariffin, Emily Ashba, Dave Feeney, Fara Horowitz, Jill Iacuzzo, Jessica Jonas, Margaret Klinger, Denise Kunisch, Lisa Leder, Chris Lucia, Julie Lundberg, Kerri Meyers, Lori Morgen, Luke Orefice, Michelle Pappas, Andrea Pendas, Brian and MC Permenter, Jackie Poper, Randie Rolantz, Christine Santoro, Kim Snowden, Nora Stein, Louie and Christine Tibolla, Susan Weinberg, and all my PR pals who are too numerous to name.

To my grandmothers, Florence Freedman and Frances Levine, thank you for your inexhaustible supplies of love and faith.

For your endless enthusiasm and loving encouragement, I thank my sister and brother-in-law, Lesley and Tim Bailey.

Most of all, my parents, Rick and Meri Freedman— it is with an overflowing heart that I thank you for a lifetime of your unwavering support and love.

Kim:

My amazing friend and business partner, Rory, without you none of this would be happening. I thank God every day that we met and shared the same dream. We leapt and the net appeared. Thank you for leaping with me.

Keesha Whitehurst Frederickson, I am so glad you are a part of my life. Thank you for all the laughter and love, and for being so special.

To all my other friends who honor me with their day-to-day presence, I thank you.

A million thanks to my wonderful parents, Richard and Linda Robinson, who believed in me and cheered me on through the hard times and the good times.

To Jeri, Chrissy, Amanda, Melissa, Alex, and Elliot: I love you!

And last but not least, my love: my husband, Stephane.

There are not enough words in any language to express my love for you. I am so grateful for your never-ending patience, constant faith, pure love, and undying support.

I feel so blessed to be traveling through this life with you.

Je T’aime.