My Weight-loss Book

• I wrote a weight-loss book about how I got healthy 18 years ago
• Losing weight is not about “looking good”
• The 3 Steps in my weight-loss book gave me the greatest gift: freedom

I was completely preoccupied by trying to lose weight from the ages of 14 to 24. When I got healthy and enough time had passed to realize what had gone on, I felt a responsibility to share what I wish I’d known when I was trying to lose weight.

When I decided to write a book I was a little scared. I knew I’d put my life on hold until this project was done. But I was also excited.

Why I wrote a weight-loss book

I’m passionate about prevention. When you talk about what you’ve learned it makes an experience – even a horrible experience – worth it.

Your weight, your waist size, and the amount of weight gained since your mid-20s can have serious health implications— Harvard School of Public HealthKnowing you can help others avoid the treacherous path you took means the tough obstacles you’ve overcome serve a larger purpose.

Often people think about weight loss as frivolous and all about trying to look good. But I know losing weight is about having a healthy body and mind so you can feel good.

Being a healthy weight also reduces the risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and can lower the risk of many different cancers.

Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is one of the most important things you can do for your overall health. Going after this goal begins with having a healthy relationship with food and exercise.

This is the weight-loss book I needed

Writing my weight-loss book: It took me 10 years to lose 10 pounds was important to me because of all the years I spent trying to lose weight with the wrong information. I was desperate to have freedom from the worry and guilt I associated with eating.

I don’t have a lot of photos from that time in my life. But when I came across what is now my “Before” picture, it really upset me.

This photo reminded me of how hard I was trying to do the right thing and in hindsight, how hopeless it was because of all the self-defeating diet ideas I had dancing around in my head.

My experience may be extreme, but it forced me to get to the bottom of how to lose weight.

Sadly my experience is not unique.

The goal of my weight-loss book is to:

Simplify reaching and maintaining a healthy weight
so you can focus on your REAL goals.

I love blogging and diving deep into topics. I’ve learned so much by fact-checking information about why you should NOT drink diet pop, why you SHOULD drink whole milk and the magical-ness (!) of fiber (working on that post right now… ) But I also wanted to find a comprehensive way to share The 3 Steps that helped me lose weight 18 years ago.

I like sitting down with a book that has a beginning, middle and end, knowing that when I’m done I’m equipped with the information I need to achieve my goal.

So I began to work on my weight-loss book, It Took Me 10 Years to Lose 10 pounds.

Weight-loss book: The making of!

Here’s a quick look at the book-making process.

First I wrote my weight-loss book in a word document. As I went along I made notes re: where to insert pictures, charts and diagrams.

After my weight-loss book was edited I began the artwork. I did collages:

Illustrations:

And photos:
(You’ll find those jelly beans on page 38!)

While my cats were clearly no help (!) I loved having their company.

Each sketch took my patient partner, Alex, at least an hour to make book-ready.

After the initial layout of the text and graphics, I printed each step to mark up.

Then Alex and I spent weeks adding, chopping and changing content.

Finally I got the first proof!

And then the second proof…

… And then the third.

At this point I wasn’t sure if the printer thought I’d lost the plot or if I was just detailed oriented 🙂 Anyways, they were incredibly supportive and I loooved working with them!

Then my first order of weight-loss books arrived.

It was the day I’d been dreaming about since the first time I sat down in front of my computer and saw the cursor blinking on a blank page.

So here we are!

I’m thrilled I finally have a comprehensive way to share The 3 Steps that helped me lose weight 18 years ago.

To learn more about how this weight-loss book works and what makes it different, please check out the book page.

$1 from every book goes to Partner’s In Health.

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Summary

The 3 Steps in my weight-loss book: It took me 10 years to lose 10 pounds, gave me FREEDOM from being preoccupied with eating, exercise and weight.

I first heard this song on the radio, one morning when I was up unusually early:

Here’s a link to my weight-loss book page.

What gets you up in the morning? What do you want to change in the world? Please leave a comment about your REAL goals. I’d love to hear what you’re passionate about.

 

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Want a One-Day Meal Plan? It’s an example of what I eat each day These kinds of meals and snacks unlocked my HAPPY weight 21+ years ago (I lost 30 pounds without dieting!)

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Want a One-Day Meal Plan?

It’s an example of what I eat  each day

These kinds of meals and snacks unlocked my HAPPY weight 21+ years ago (I lost 30 pounds without dieting!)

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