an amazing book
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I loved this book and was very sorry when I finished it. I have also spent my life losing weight, gaining weight, exercising or slobbing, and wondering why I seem to be the only person in the world who has this battle. This was a book with a difference, however. I won't give too much of the story away, but it comforted me to read the lengths the author went to in order to lose weight, and how very difficult it was, and such a slow process. Sometimes I believe my metabolism is dead, and I am like one of those "air plants" that only needs water occasionally. I too have run miles and been SO disappointed in the results. I don't know what the answer is and as I get older, losing my rolls of fat just gets harder. This book was an eye-opener in that it made me realise how difficult this weight-loss battle actually is, regardless of some people who try to tell me it is just a piece of cake.
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its a marathon not a sprint
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One of the best diet memoirs I have read. Courtney is a journalist who writes very well and, often, movingly on the trials and tribulations of losing weight. It is a memoir of weight loss not a diet book so do not expect meal plans and recipies. What she is outstanding on is the angst of losing weight and how it impacts on relationships. It's very real. She recounts the frustration she feels as her weight goes up and down just like Alice in Wonderland when she trys to eat and drink her way into the enchanted garden. She inspired me with her exercise, humour and modesty. I also found the length of time it took an inspiration rather than a deterrant.
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