Weight Watchers Start Living, Start Losing : Inspirational Stories That Will Motivate You Now

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780470189146
• ISBN10: 0470189142
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-10
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Many of us have struggled with getting a grip on eating, exercise, or health habits, breaking the yo-yo diet cycle, or overcoming a complicated relationship with food. Now Weight Watchers, one of the world's leaders in providing weight-loss information and services, opens its doors so readers everywhere can read the motivational stories of people who've lost weight successfully-and changed their lives along the way. Start Living, Start Losing shares 100 stories of everyday people and celebrities who reveal in compelling, moving, and sometimes humorous detail their journeys toward slimming down.

Author Biography

Weight Watchers International, INC., is the World's leading provider of weight management services, operating globally through a network of company-owned and franchise operations. Weight Watchers scolds over 50,000 weekly meetings where members receive group support and education about healthy eating patterns, behavior modification, and physical activity. Weightwatchers.com provides innovative subscription weight management products over the Internet and is the leading Internet-based weight management provider in the world. In addition, Weight Watchers offers a wide range of products, publications, and programs for those interested in weight loss and weight control.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Mirror, Mirror	p. 9
Size Matters	p. 11
A Transforming Experience	p. 14
My New Neck	p. 16
On Campus and Still Losing	p. 18
Wearing My Daughter's Clothes	p. 20
Looking Suitable	p. 23
From Overweight Mom to Fit Triathlete	p. 26
Waving Good-bye to Excuses	p. 29
Journaling: Show Yourself Signs of Success	p. 32
Family Matters	p. 33
Making Time for Me	p. 35
Losing It for Sugar Face	p. 38
A Big Thanks to Mom	p. 41
Controlling My Weight-and My Destiny	p. 44
Rethinking Old Family Habits	p. 47
Dealing with Family Tragedy	p. 50
Making Myself a Priority	p. 53
A Healthy Legacy	p. 56
From Single Mom to Diva	p. 58
Journaling: Think about How Your Family Can Help	p. 61
Working Nine to Five	p. 63
Coming Clean with Myself	p. 65
Losing Weight Surrounded by Food	p. 68
Acting My Way to Weight Loss	p. 72
Living through Downsizing-in More Ways than One	p. 75
A World Traveler Carries a Lighter Load	p. 78
Watching What You Eat on the Road	p. 81
Nursing My Portions	p. 84
Journaling: Stash Healthy Snacks in the Right Places	p. 87
Changing My Relationship with Food	p. 89
Finding Me Again	p. 91
Stopping Sneak Eating	p. 94
Weight and Relationships	p. 96
Finding the Bubbly Girl Again	p. 99
Stopping the Junk-Food Habit	p. 101
Learning to Love Me	p. 104
Feeling My Feelings, Not Stuffing Them	p. 106
Living through My Plateau	p. 110
It's All about Portions	p. 113
Journaling: Share, Share, Share	p. 115
New Brides, New Moms	p. 117
The Incredible Shrinking Wedding Dress	p. 119
How I Stopped Hiding behind Eating	p. 123
Cooking and Eating Great Food-the Healthy Way	p. 127
Getting My Body Ready for Baby	p. 130
Bouncing Back after Baby	p. 134
Journaling: Visualize the Future	p. 136
Embracing Challenge	p. 137
Losing Weight, Finding My Sisters	p. 139
Sticking with It	p. 142
Becoming a Cowgirl	p. 146
Getting Back into Exercise	p. 149
Riding for My Life	p. 152
Praying for Help	p. 154
Getting Healthy in Mind, Body, and Spirit	p. 157
Journaling: Consider What You Can Control in Your Life	p. 160
Seeking Good Health	p. 161
Saving My Heart	p. 163
Looking toward the Future	p. 166
Gaining a Positive Attitude with Cancer	p. 168
Taking the Pressure off Myself	p. 171
Losing Weight to Save My Life	p. 175
Keeping a Sense of Humor	p. 178
Bye-Bye, Diabetes	p. 180
Journaling: Participate in Physical Activities You Used to Love	p. 183
A Guy Thing	p. 185
Healthy = Happy	p. 187
Scared Serious	p. 190
Finding the Courage to Change-Twice	p. 193
Losing Weight Is a Family Affair	p. 196
On Becoming a Superhero	p. 200
From Husky to Marathon Runner	p. 203
Journaling: Give Yourself an Oil Change	p. 206
The Power of Teamwork	p. 207
Making Each Other Stronger	p. 209
Teaching Us How to Take Care of Our Bodies	p. 213
A Couple's Journey to a Better Life	p. 219
A Ton of Inspiration	p. 223
A Mother and Daughter Losing It Together	p. 228
Journaling: Go Public with Your Goals	p. 232
Credits	p. 233
Index	p. 235
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