• Ruby is the highest rated premiere in Style’s history, and delivered 2.1 million unique total viewers across all airings on its first day on air. .

• Ruby Gettinger has appeared on Oprah twice.

• The new season of Ruby begins on July 5th and will run for 10 episodes leading up to the book’s publication..

• According to the National Center for Health, 72 million Americans are obese—one third of the population—and an additional 32.7 percent are classified as overweight.

• Ruby's Diary will be cross-promoted on The Style network.

From the very first episode of The Style Network’s wildly popular show Ruby, viewers fell in love with its charming, charismatic star and have remained mesmerized by her very public battle with her weight.

A sweet-natured, Southern-food addict, Ruby Gettinger was 500 pounds when she was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Although she wasn't quite sure how she got to this weight, she understood it was killing her. Vowing she'd change her life to save it, Ruby made a genuine commitment to uncover all the underlying physical and psychological causes of her addiction—an act of courage that has helped her lose more than a quarter of her weight so far. To support her on this difficult journey, Ruby has kept a journal of her experiences including intimate reflections, discoveries, current fears, and future hopes and dreams.

Filled with the honesty, optimism, and compelling emotion that has hooked viewers of the show, Ruby's Diary is a remarkable record of Ruby’s complex challenges as well as her many laudable achievements.  It is a book no fan—or person battling their own weight and addiction issues—should be without.