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To make this weight-loss story perfect for me it would have had less technical detail, less lame humor, and more about what she actually ate when she was losing the weight. For example, when she uses the treadmill for the first time, I don't need to hear all the details--"I pulled out the little key," etc. Some of her humor was okay, some wasn't needed. I liked the honesty, the expression of her feelings every step of the way. I liked it that she was honest about her relapses and I was sincerely interested in all her ups and downs.

One thing I learned from this book was that everything is relative. She is between two and three hundred pounds when she starts to become more comfortable with her body and more able to be active and enjoy exercise. I think she is 210 when she starts to feel really wonderful psychologically and physically. This is food for thought because some of us start our journeys at that weight or lower. So it can give us a new perspective. If she is feeling comfortable at 210, we too can certainly get out there and walk and exercise and feel good about ourselves. We won't have as long a journey as Fulda did--coming from 372.

I understand her reasoning behind her desire to keep most of her diet a secret. I might have felt the same way had I been writing a book. Still, this doesn't stop me from wishing that she would have given away some secrets. Still, let's face it--we all know what most people do in order to lose a lot of weight--they give up all the white stuff and load up on lean protein, vegetables, and salads. It's not rocket science.

I disagree with anyone who said that it's not a well-written book. There is nothing wrong with her English. I just feel that like so many writers today, she felt the need to use filler to make a bigger book. So she is a little more repetitious than we might like and more detailed. But she's honest, sincere, and interesting much of the time.


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HalfAssed Jennette Fulda 9781580052337 Books Reviews

I have always been a loner , like the author . My nature is not one to let what anyone else thinks of me effect me for longer than ( in most cases) it takes them to relay their message to me.
So I really clicked with this book and more importantly her journey, not so much the weight loss part as the personal parts, the feelings and emotions she goes through, the observations made about herself and others as they thread through the book. I have just started a gluten free diet and am mathcing that up with a South Beach style except I totally agree with our author.... if you want it , eat it, just not every day or every couple of days. I have battled my weight all my life, yoyo dieting, excercising and not excersing. I especailly went for the all protein diet, also tried the veggie soup diet, the 'not eating until I am sick to my stomach diet'. From age 8 forward to having 5 grandchildren. I think I have finally grown up enough to understand it is about the choices I make every day on what to put in my mouth or visa versa. I have lost 15 pounds in a month , not bad for a granny. But finding this book was like finding a friend. First I read it cover to cover and now I have passages marked to read when I am having a tough day or reach the all horrid platau. The author has a natural gift for writing, she is so funny, and so candid, I found her book totally refreshing instead of another glossed over clinical trial that forgets about the real people losing the weight. This will be my companion book for many years or as long as it takes to stop having many of the feelins the authoress had. This is a review of the kindle version. I do not know if the kindle version is different than the book.
Jennette's honesty in this book is remarkable. She opens up about the daily struggles of what it's like to be obese. It is so refreshing!! It's not another how to lose weight book or a diet and exercise book. It is REAL!!! People who are overwhelmed by needing to lose significant weight for their health ought to read this book. They won't feel so alone. They will be able to relate to the numerous identity conflicts, embarrassing issues, and flat out facts of what it's like to live among a world of skinny people as a "fat person." Jennette uses that phrase a lot. It's a bit alarming at first, but her willingness to face the obesity issue head on is what makes this book so powerful. I read this book out of love for a family member who is struggling with needing to lose a significant amount of weight. It gave me so much insight into what a lonely mountain weight loss is to climb. I was rooting for Jennette as she recounted her story and I was inspired by her vulnerability. This book is a great reminder of how talented, funny, kind, and "real" a person can be, underneath all that weight that we so often get distracted by. Instead of watching the overweight people we know continue to pile on more weight, let's realize that they need us to help them fight the fight. And that another how to or diet book isn't the answer. They need to read Jennette's story and realize that if she can do it they can too!!!
(I suppose the only slight knock I would have against this book is the fact that Jennette was in her twenties when she tackled her weight challenge. For someone older reading this book, it might be easy to say "But she was young." Regardless of age though, Jennette's description of her walk through obesity and her journey out of it is raw and inspiring. And it just might be the type of encouragement ANYONE who is struggling with weight or identity issues needs in order to feel less alone and eager for a life change.)
To make this weight-loss story perfect for me it would have had less technical detail, less lame humor, and more about what she actually ate when she was losing the weight. For example, when she uses the treadmill for the first time, I don't need to hear all the details--"I pulled out the little key," etc. Some of her humor was okay, some wasn't needed. I liked the honesty, the expression of her feelings every step of the way. I liked it that she was honest about her relapses and I was sincerely interested in all her ups and downs.

One thing I learned from this book was that everything is relative. She is between two and three hundred pounds when she starts to become more comfortable with her body and more able to be active and enjoy exercise. I think she is 210 when she starts to feel really wonderful psychologically and physically. This is food for thought because some of us start our journeys at that weight or lower. So it can give us a new perspective. If she is feeling comfortable at 210, we too can certainly get out there and walk and exercise and feel good about ourselves. We won't have as long a journey as Fulda did--coming from 372.

I understand her reasoning behind her desire to keep most of her diet a secret. I might have felt the same way had I been writing a book. Still, this doesn't stop me from wishing that she would have given away some secrets. Still, let's face it--we all know what most people do in order to lose a lot of weight--they give up all the white stuff and load up on lean protein, vegetables, and salads. It's not rocket science.

I disagree with anyone who said that it's not a well-written book. There is nothing wrong with her English. I just feel that like so many writers today, she felt the need to use filler to make a bigger book. So she is a little more repetitious than we might like and more detailed. But she's honest, sincere, and interesting much of the time.