Fat Kid Got Fit : And So Can You!

by Baroni, Bill; DiMarco, Damon

• ISBN13: 9780762770472
• ISBN10: 0762770473
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-01-10
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

When Bill Baroni was just twenty years old, he was convinced he was dying. He thought he was having a heart attack because it felt like he had an elephant sitting on his chest. It turned out to be only indigestion, but more than that, it was the wake up call he needed to save his life. Bill weighed 320 pounds and was hooked on junk food. He set about to change his life forever, and now in Fat Kid Gets Fit,he tells you everything you need to know to lose weight and more importantly, keep it off for the rest of your life. No, he's not a doctor. Not a trainer. Not a salesman hawking gym equipment, vitamin supplements, or workout videos. He did not have gastric bypass surgery and he didn't subscribe to the slimming grapefruit enema regimes used by Hollywood stars. He lost his weight using common sense. It took dedication, and even some gumption. But it worked! He lost 120 pounds and, more importantly, he has kept it off! He has maintained a healthy 185 pounds for fifteen years. At 6'5", he is trim, handsome, and healthy. Bill is a man on a mission--to help get everyone fit, no matter what their story is.

Author Biography

Bill Baroni became the Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in February 2010. Before being appointed to this position, he represented the 14th legislative district in the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. viii
Fat Kid	p. 1
I Almost Died in the Men's Room at the Meadowlands Racetrack
I Think I Know Why You're Here
The Doctor Will Not See You Now
Obesity Is a National Health Crisis
Why Are All These Skinny People Shouting at Me!?!
The Perils of Being Fat and Young
The Damage Done by Addiction
Why Did I Write This Book?
Back on the Campaign Trail
A Very Important Phone Call
A Random Fat Kid Memory
Victory Pulled from the Jaws of Defeat
The Mystery of the Disappearing Me
What Does It Mean to Be Fat?
My Last Meal before Going to Duke
The Big Moment Arrives
Diet Thinking vs. Lifestyle Thinking
What the Diet Industry Doesn't Want You to Know
The Diet Soda Myth
Wait! What the Heck Is a Fit Tip?
More Bad News from the Diet Industry
The Lifestyle That Was Killing Me
Fat Kid Gets Fit	p. 85
My First Week at Duke
Do the Math
Crisis Point!
Winning by
Losing
TwinkieGate Reexplored
Leaving Duke
My First Gym
Reintegrating My Life
Calorie Counting: An Exercise
Thank God It's Friday (Now What Do I Do?)
A Funny Thing Started to Happen ...
Fitness Factors into Life Decisions
Food on the Run
That Sticks to Your Plan
Law School
A Moment When Everything Changed Again
Putting It All to the Test
For Fat Kids and the Parents of Fat Kids	p. 201
Obesity is the Bubonic Plague of the Twenty-first Century
The Forces Working against Your Child
The Battle with Soft Drinks
Walk the Talk
Common Sense in Society
Repeating the Past
Acknowledgments	p. 229
Fit Tips Quick Reference	p. 230
Fat Foods and Their Approximate Calories	p. 231
Fit Foods and Their Approximate Calories	p. 233
Web Resources	p. 236
Food Journal (Sample)	p. 239
Exercise Journal (Sample)	p. 240
Endnotes	p. 241
About the Authors	p. 246
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Excerpts

“When I was heavy, it seemed like the world was chock full of thin people telling me I should lose weight. Work harder, they said. Run faster. Eat less. Think this. Do that. Try so-and-so’s product. . .Well, I’m not going to talk to you like a thin person telling you you’re fat. Thin people can’t understand what we go through. They don’t really speak the same language. I’m going to talk to you like a person who found a way to get thin. Because that’s what I am and that’s what I did. And so can you. I’ve lived through my obesity nightmare. I found a way out. And so can you.”

“A few years ago, I remembered how a wise man once said:when you can’t find the story you want to read, sit down and write it yourself.And that’s why I wrote this book. That’s the purpose of FAT KID GOT FIT. Because I think I know what you’re feeling right now. You’re frustrated. You want to change but you feel like the deck is stacked against you. And, like I was many years ago, you’re probably operating under some colossal misconceptions . . .This is the book I wish that I had when I was fat and just starting out on my journey.”