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 enlarge | Author: Jennette Fulda
Publisher: Seal Press
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 15664
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 250
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 1580052339
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.1963980092
EAN: 9781580052337
ASIN: 1580052339
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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 So Glad I Bought This Book May 24, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I finished this book in about three days,and it was so enjoyable. Her weight loss success was hopeful and charming. I have read other books of this type and this one, by far, was more positive, inspirational, and so funny that I found myself laughing out loud several times to her well thought out comparisons and metaphors. I could identify with the authors experiences so well. She helped remind me of how wonderful it feels to be living healthy, and I am inspired to get myself going on the way to healthy again.
There was only one little frustration in the book that was otherwise wonderfully enjoyable, and highly recommended, and that was the author stating that she was not going to share what book or plan she had used to help her nutrition and weight loss. She does write about some things she eats and so much more of what it "really" takes to lose so much weight.
To sum it up, this book was creative and awesome!
Even if you don't have half your weight to lose May 7, 2008
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
...you'll still find plenty to identify with in Jennette's entertaining memoir. This isn't a self-help book or a diet instruction manual. There are enough of those already, aren't there?! Instead, it's an honest and funny look at the author's relationship with food and herself, and how she found out what life could be like when she ate better and moved more. A great weight loss memoir that you won't be able to put down (except when you go for a run, which Jennette might just inspire you to do).
Refreshingly honest April 30, 2008
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
What does it take to lose half your body weight? Lots of time, hard work and willingness. I love that Fulda looked at this endeavor as a project, a hobby of sorts, rather than a do-or-die proposition. Blog readers should be delighted to find the book isn't simply a reprint of the Best of Half of Me. We get lots more insight and background into both the why and the how of this amazing accomplishment.
I'm inspired anew, not because Fulda is half the woman she used to be, but because she is so matter-of-fact about the process. Each and every success in life begins with the first step, and doesn't happen without all the steps following it. This book isn't so much a blueprint of how to lose weight, but a guide to having a good attitude about the process.
An intelligent, funny memoir with much food for thought April 30, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I've been reading a lot of weight loss related books this year as an inspiration to get myself moving on my own weight loss efforts. This one is very impressive. Not only is Jennette Fulda smart, funny, and self-revealing about her own journey to lose weight, but she has many insightful and thought-provoking comments to make about body image in our culture, size acceptance, surgical weight loss, and the changes weight loss brings that have nothing to do with the pounds. Some people who have lost a huge amount of weight (especially those who have done it the way Jennette did, through diet and exercise) are judgmental toward others who choose a surgical solution. Jennette is not. She expresses compassion for others who are struggling with obesity, and does not try to tell anyone else what to do or how to do it. I have highlighted many passages in this book that resonate with me and inspire me. I'm sure I will refer back to it many times to help keep me on track. I highly recommend this memoir if you are struggling with weight issues, or even if you just want to understand how it feels for someone who has tackled this problem.
A refreshingly honest look at life April 25, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
What a wonderful and inspiring account! Jennette Fulda most certainly tells it like it is when it comes to her life as both a morbidly obese person, and someone who has now lost half her body weight. Her honesty, wit and humor as she tells her story of transition make this an insightful and entertaining read for anyone, not just those interested in weight-loss.
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