What Makes a Great Weight-Loss Success Story?Over 70 real women and men (including a few celebrities!) share their stories and strategies for finding a healthier lifeIf you've ever admired a friend, colleague, or relative who has lost weight and wondered, "How did they do it?," this is the book you've been waiting for. In Start Living, Start Losing, Weight Watchers brings you some of its best-ever and most inspiring stories of women and men who have lost weight and kept it off. In their own voices, these people share their personal experiences of slimming down and reveal their practical tips and secrets for success. Read about what worked for them and hear what they had to say: About Food"I've learned that you can eat everything--but just not in one day. The best weight-loss advice I ever heard was 'one bite tastes like the rest.' For my son's graduation, he wanted me to taste the cake so I took one forkful. He said, 'That's all you're going to have?' and I said, 'Now I know what it tastes like. I don't need any more.' It has to be looked at one bite at a time, one portion at a time, one day at a time."Susan, 43, New York, receptionistAbout Exercise "Now I think of exercise as if it's a relationship--you have to keep it alive, varied, and vibrant, or it will stagnate. I cross-train, which keeps me from getting bored and tones different muscles."Nazalee, 37, Ohio, fund-raiser About Maintaining Weight Loss "I'm now in the maintenance phase of my weight loss and will always track my POINTS(R) values because that's how I maintain my weight. The sooner you see that you're losing control, the sooner you can pull yourself together." Sarah, Duchess of York, author, philanthropistSee inside for a shot of pure inspiration and more great ideas!
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Sarah, Duchess of York.Acknowledgments.Introduction.Chapter 1. Mirror, Mirror.Size Matters.A Transforming Experience.My New Neck.On Campus and Still Losing.Wearing My Daughter's Clothes.Looking Suitable.From Overweight Mom to Fit Triathlete.Waving Good-Bye to Excuses.Journaling: Show Yourself Signs of Success.Chapter 2. Family Matters.Making Time for Me.Losing It for Sugar Face.A Big Thanks to Mom.Controlling My Weight--and My Destiny.Rethinking Old Family Habits.Dealing with Family Tragedy.Making Myself a Priority.A Healthy Legacy.From Single Mom to Diva.Journaling: Think about How the Family Can Help.Chapter 3. Working Nine to Five.Coming Clean with Myself.Losing Weight Surrounded by Food.Acting My Way to Weight Loss.Living through Downsizing--in More Ways than One [New addition - needs copyediting].A World Traveler Carries a Lighter Load.Watching What You Eat on the Road.Nursing My Portions.Journaling: Stash Healthy Snacks in the Right Places.Chapter 4. Changing My Relationship with Food.Finding Me Again [New addition - needs copyediting].Stopping Sneak Eating.Weight and Relationships.Finding the Bubbly Girl Again.Stopping the Junk Food Habit.Learning to Love Me.Feeling My Feelings, Not Stuffing Them.Living through My Plateau.It's All about Portions.Journaling: Share, Share, Share.Chapter 5. New Brides, New Moms.The Incredible Shrinking Wedding Dress.How I Stopped Hiding behind Eating.Cooking and Eating Great Food--the Healthy Way.Getting My Body Ready for Baby.Bouncing Back after Baby.Journaling: Visualize the Future.Chapter 6. Embracing Challenge.Losing Weight, Finding My Sisters.Sticking with It.Becoming a Cowgirl.Getting Back into Exercise.Riding for My Life.Praying for Help.Getting Healthy in Mind, Body, and Spirit.Journaling: Consider What You Can Control in Your Life.Chapter 7. Seeking Good Health.Saving My Heart.Looking toward the Future.Gaining a Positive Attitude with Cancer.Taking the Pressure off Myself.Losing Weight to Save My Life.Keeping a Sense of Humor.Bye-Bye Diabetes.Journaling: Participate in Physical Activities You Used to Love.[NOTE: We cut How I Kicked the Fad Diet Habit.].Chapter 8. A Guy Thing.Healthy = Happy.Scared Serious.Finding the Courage to Change--Twice.Losing Weight Is a Family Affair.On Becoming a Superhero.From Husky to Marathon Runner.Journaling: Give Yourself an Oil Change.Chapter 9. The Power of Teamwork.Making Each Other Stronger [New addition - needs copyediting].Teaching Us How to Take Care of Our Bodies.A Couple's Journey to a Better Life.A Ton of Inspiration.A Mother and Daughter Losing It Together [New addition - needs copyediting].Journaling: Go Public with Your Goals.Index.
