[11] Walker started out writing at teen and women's magazines, and later wrote for Our Bodies, Ourselves.
[14] Ranging from assuming the types of exercises, or lack thereof, to the type of diet she eats, Walker is adamant that people can be healthy at any size and that the mistreatment of her body is a political issue.
[10] Walker also believes that literature has not adequately written about fat women.
If it was murder out of jealousy, being the selfless friend to the beautiful leading character by helping him/her “grow” as a person, or embarking on a desperate journey of losing weight out of self-hatred.
[15] Dietland was thus an attempt to cover some of the missing elements in American literature that pertain to fat women.