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Great Weight Loss Memoirs

shoopies
shoopies Posts: 21 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
So I am addicted to weight loss memoirs. Here's a list of some of the awesome ones I've read. Anyone have any others?

The Amazing Adventures of DietGirl - Shauna Reid
Designated Fat Girl: A Memoir - Jennifer Joyner
Confessions of a Carb Queen: A Memoir - Susan Blech
703: How I Lost More Than a Quarter Ton and Gained a Life - Nancy Makin
Passing for Thin: Losing Half of My Weight and Finding My Self - Frances Kuffel
Thin Is the New Happy - Valerie Frankel

Replies

  • skbruewer
    skbruewer Posts: 144 Member
    bump! I need to read these.
  • shoopies
    shoopies Posts: 21 Member
    They're SO motivating. And real. The girls in them aren't perfect, which is nice to read. I think my fave is Amazing Adventures of DietGirl.
  • JMuzzy
    JMuzzy Posts: 63
    bump:0) want that list so i can take it to the bookstore!
  • crazyears
    crazyears Posts: 50
    Thanks so much!! I will definitley check these out.
  • EKarma
    EKarma Posts: 594 Member
    bumpity bump!
  • LuvNikNak
    LuvNikNak Posts: 2 Member
    I'll have to check those out. Im assuming everyone is at a 1200 calorie goal. Anyone have some other excersize Ideas and meal ideas other than running and turkey sandwiches? Please tell
  • shoopies
    shoopies Posts: 21 Member
    For me, it's just portion control and exercise. If I feel like I am depriving myself, I won't be successful.
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