Fit from Within: 101 Simple Secrets to Change Your Body and Your Life--Starting Today and Lasting Forever

by Moran, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9780071384261
• ISBN10: 007138426X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

A bestselling self-help author's proven prescription for losing weight and keeping it off with no pills, no gadgets, no gimmicks, and no dietingEach year, Americans invest more time, more energy, and more money--$33 billion! --trying to lose weight. Yet, the rates of obesity and related illnesses, such as diabetes and heart disease, continue to climb at an alarming pace. Statistically, heroin addicts have better odds of kicking their habit than food junkies do of kicking theirs. After decades of crash dieting and self-recrimination, Victoria Moran chanced upon a very basic truth about weight loss that allowed her to lose 60 pounds and keep it off for 17 years and counting. InFit from Within, she shares with you what she learned and outlines a complete mind-body approach to attaining and maintaining your ideal weight.Writing with the sensitivity of one who's been there, she helps you to understand and confront the emotional and spiritual roots of your unhealthy relationship with food and to make the personal transformation from a prisoner of food to being free to live a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life."This is the book everyone plagued with extra pounds has been waiting for. Fresh, clear, and compassionate, and--this is the clincher--it works." --Richard Carlson, author ofDon't Sweat the Small Stuff

Author Biography

Victoria Moran is the author of Lit from Within, Creating a Charmed Life, and Love Yourself Thin. Her articles have appeared in Woman's Day, Ladies' Home Journal, Weight Watchers Magazine, and Yoga Journal.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction: My Story	xix
Accept Yourself Today	1	(3)
Honor Who You Are	4	(3)
Include a Spiritual Component	7	(3)
As a Rule, Eat Three Meals a Day	10	(2)
In the Beginning, Eat Out	12	(2)
Focus on Living a Quality Life	14	(3)
Give Up the Notion of Blowing It	17	(2)
Slow Down and Sit Down	19	(3)
Eat like a Healthy Human Being	22	(2)
If it Doesn't Look Good, Don't Eat It	24	(2)
To Weigh Less, Weigh Less	26	(2)
Get Honest About What you Eat	28	(2)
Walk More	30	(3)
Refrain from Judging by Appearances	33	(2)
Write What You Eat and Keep on Writing	35	(3)
Let Your Body Determine Its Right Size and Shape	38	(2)
Much of the Time, Order the Small Size	40	(2)
Stay Centered in Today	42	(2)
Take the Responsibility, Not the Blame	44	(3)
If You Have a Serious Problem, Take Serious Action	47	(3)
Eat Enough	50	(2)
Wear Clothes You Like in Your Current Size	52	(3)
Have Some Breakfast	55	(2)
Lighten Up	57	(2)
Get Up, Get Dressed, Get Going	59	(3)
See Yourself Right	62	(2)
Make Peace with Your Past and Other People	64	(3)
Let Other People Do It Their Way	67	(2)
Give Thanks Before and After Meals	69	(3)
Care Less	72	(3)
Don't Let the Details Get You Down	75	(3)
Learn Where You Stand with Sugar	78	(3)
If You Eat Dessert, Share It	81	(2)
Alter Your Definition of Success	83	(3)
Do Whatever It Takes	86	(3)
Get Down and Dirty with Life	89	(2)
Join a Friendly Gym	91	(3)
Groom Yourself like a Rachorse	94	(3)
Stand Up for Yourself	97	(2)
Think ``Still Life''	99	(2)
Never Punish Yourself	101	(2)
Get a Support System	103	(3)
Learn to Cook---or to Cook Differently	106	(2)
Treat Yourself to Therapeutic Massage	108	(2)
Get All Six Tastes in Every Meal	110	(2)
Have Plenty of Healthy Food Around	112	(2)
Watch Naturally Thin People	114	(3)
Hire a Physician Who Respects You	117	(3)
Channel Your Sensitivity	120	(3)
Be Careful with Caffeine	123	(3)
Tap into Your Courage	126	(3)
Stop Comparing	129	(2)
Be Willing to Change at the Desire Level	131	(2)
When People Notice You've Lost Weight, Change the Subject	133	(2)
Discover Yoga	135	(2)
Abstain from Weight Loss Gimmicks and Come-Ons	137	(2)
Meditate	139	(3)
Make the Best Possible Choices from Those Available	142	(2)
Do This Straight	144	(3)
Deal with Your Stress	147	(2)
Shop the Produce Section First	149	(2)
Get Comfortable with Your Unclad Self	151	(2)
Give Your Senses Something to Do	153	(3)
Develop Your Mind and Your Talents	156	(2)
Be Wary of Dietary Fads and Fashions	158	(3)
Go Ahead and Have a Beautiful Face	161	(2)
Give Your Weight Less Credence	163	(2)
Beware of Saboteurs	165	(3)
Assess Your Modern Conveniences	168	(2)
Get Checked Out Physically	170	(2)
Learn to Wait	172	(2)
Get Plenty of Sleep	174	(2)
Allow for Sane Indulgences	176	(2)
Take Stitches in Time	178	(3)
Think and Speak Positively	181	(2)
Eschew Fast Food	183	(2)
Keep Things Simple	185	(3)
Sample Ethnic Cuisines	188	(2)
Create Amenable Circumstances	190	(2)
Laugh and Play	192	(2)
Take Vitamins	194	(2)
Leave Something on Your Plate	196	(2)
Understand Your Rhythms	198	(3)
Get Used To Sweating	201	(3)
Keep Yourself Comfortable	204	(3)
Pay Attention to Your Personal Superstitions	207	(3)
Visit an Art Museum	210	(3)
Take a Look at Other Imbalances	213	(2)
Listen to Your Body	215	(3)
Meet the New Four Food Groups	218	(3)
Have a Predictable Lifestyle	221	(2)
Grow Something to Eat	223	(3)
Drink Water Until It Becomes Your Beverage of Choice	226	(4)
Safeguard Your Health	230	(2)
Be in This For the Long Haul	232	(2)
Become Flexible	234	(2)
Watch Out for ``I'm a Whole New Me''	236	(2)
Be Kind to Yourself On Difficult Days	238	(3)
Develop and Attitude of Gratitude	241	(3)
Allow Yourself to Grow and Change	244	(3)
Just Keep Moving Forward	247	(2)
Resources and Recommended Reading	249