Half of Me – Jennette Fulda

THIS was a really inspirational book. A woman loses 200 lbs. doing essentially what I have been doing (eating mindfully and working out.) She has blogged the whole way, but luckily – this book isn’t really about her blog. It’s hard to explain why this book was such a lightbulb for me – I think it was because she is coming from a similar place as me (wasn’t tortured by anyone but myself about my weight, didn’t try a ton of diets, wasn’t abused or anything) and yet succeeded – and succeeded by doing things her own way, in her own time, healthfully. She talks about the Fat Acceptance movement, about feeling impossibly skinny while still being a Lane Bryant regular and about the dialogues we carry in our head. This is a library book, but I am tempted to buy it, just to keep around for inspiration. Luckily, her blog is available online (where else would blogs BE available?) at www.pastaqueen.com