Studies
show most people who lose weight gain it back again. These women are
in the minority of those who lost weight and have kept it off. They
reveal what they have learned in this book.
Much
of the content deals with evaluating the relationships to our bodies
and food. They write about being kind to ourselves and letting go
of shame. They encourage us to feel good about ourselves, an attitude
that will result in weight loss rather than the other way around. They
write about goal setting, about emotional eating, and about having a
mindset toward having a healthy body rather than focusing on weight
loss.
This
book is full of information on how we think about ourselves and food as it relates to our well being. I have read many weight loss
books yet learned more from reading this one. I like that Asher and
Rivera add their individual takes on the various topics. Their
difference in age, occupation and pounds lost add additional
insights. There are some great recipes included too.
There
is good information in this book and it is a good addition to the
health and wellness genre. It is good for people who want to
understand why they eat and want to receive some practical strategies
for losing weight and keeping it off.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Janice
Asher, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist at the
University of Pennsylvania, where she served as Director of Women's
Health at the Student Health Service (1989-2018) and also began the
MILE (mindful, intuitive living & eating) program. She has
counseled over 100 patients on how to lose weight and keep the weight
off for good. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jae
Rivera is a PhD student in Bioarchaeology at the University of
Florida, where she is currently a National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellow and National Academies of the Sciences,
Engineering and Medicine Ford Predoctoral Fellow. She is the
recipient of a Fullbright Open Research Fellowship to Peru. Jae
Rivera is her pen name.
Skyhorse,
360 pages. This book releases January 7, 2020.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My
comments are an independent and honest review.
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