{"product_id":"may-i-be-frank-frank-ferrante-9781956503166","title":"May I Be Frank: How I Changed My Ways, Lost 100 Pounds, and Found Love","description":"\"What happens when Tony Soprano meets Deepak Chopra? That's how people have described my story. I might throw some Woody Allen in there and a dash of Hunter S. Thompson.\" So says Frank Ferrante of his amazing journey from obesity and drug addiction to vibrant health and happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 54 years old, Ferrante was the least likely candidate for a major personal transformation. He weighed close to 300 pounds and suffered from a slew of issues that were his unhappy legacy as an ex-junkie and ex-alcoholic: hepatitis C, chronic fatigue, joint pain, respiratory issues, depression, suicidal thoughts, and a libido that had gone into early retirement. He thought that \"vegan\" was a planet, \"wellness\" was not in his vocabulary, and he couldn't be bothered with self-help. He was for those very reasons the \u003ci\u003ebest\u003c\/i\u003e candidate for a major personal transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, he stumbled into Café Gratitude-a vegan raw food restaurant run by three 20-something hipsters. Unbeknownst to him, they'd been thinking about finding someone to put on a raw food diet and making a documentary that would be the polar opposite of \u003ci\u003eSuper Size Me\u003c\/i\u003e. Ferrante was looking for something, anything, to create a shift in his life. As he says, \"Like zillions of people, I was hungry not so much for food, but for love.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNever mind that he was old enough to be the boys' father or that he'd ridiculed the New Age herd for years-he accepted them pretty much on the spot as his new \"transformational cheerleaders.\" With the young men's unexpected support and guidance, Ferrante began a redemptive odyssey that included a plant-based diet, yoga, and daily affirmations-but then faced a battle for his life when his underlying addictions rose up to claim him. \u003ci\u003eMay I Be Frank\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003echronicles Ferrante's experience of being the subject of a physical, mental, and spiritual makeover and also describes what happened next, post-transformation: he learned to love again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Ferrante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956503161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956503166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Waterside Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Frank Ferrante","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49165886587135,"sku":"9781956503166","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/may-i-be-frank-frank-ferrante-9781956503166","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}