Author: Madeleine Berg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578439549
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
I'm not an advocate of the "Health at Every Size" or "Fat Acceptance" movements. I know how concerning it is to watch your child's weight escalate. Childhood obesity is linked to depression, anxiety, and a myriad of other health problems. Even a modest unwanted increase in weight can cause a child to become self-conscious and have lower self-esteem. Much has been written about the childhood obesity epidemic, yet the fact that all our "helping" is making the problem worse has been largely ignored. What we've tried so far isn't working. You know this is true, or you wouldn't be reading this. This book is for good, caring parents such as yourself, who are ready to try a new approach.By the time most parents look for help, the relationship between parent and child regarding weight and food has already started to turn toxic. Even adult children are not immune from the hurt caused by their parent tossing off a casual comment or disapproving glance. There is no statute of limitations on the damage caused by parents trying to control their child's weight. Weight and weight control are hot button issues for many of us throughout our lives. I'm not saying I have all the answers, but I can say with absolute certainty that trying to control your child's weight is like trying to catch a knife in midair. Not only is it impossible, but any attempt you make will only cause more damage.I know you want what is best for your child. There is no quick fix or miracle cure. Your child may always struggle to maintain a healthy weight. You may always struggle to come to terms with your child's weight. You may always struggle to come to terms with your own weight. The purpose of this book is to let you know you are not alone. It is intended to help shed light on the problem, identify the behaviors that are not working, and help create a positive, constructive path for you and your child to move forward.
OMG! You Think I'm Fat!?!
Author: Madeleine Berg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578439549
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
I'm not an advocate of the "Health at Every Size" or "Fat Acceptance" movements. I know how concerning it is to watch your child's weight escalate. Childhood obesity is linked to depression, anxiety, and a myriad of other health problems. Even a modest unwanted increase in weight can cause a child to become self-conscious and have lower self-esteem. Much has been written about the childhood obesity epidemic, yet the fact that all our "helping" is making the problem worse has been largely ignored. What we've tried so far isn't working. You know this is true, or you wouldn't be reading this. This book is for good, caring parents such as yourself, who are ready to try a new approach.By the time most parents look for help, the relationship between parent and child regarding weight and food has already started to turn toxic. Even adult children are not immune from the hurt caused by their parent tossing off a casual comment or disapproving glance. There is no statute of limitations on the damage caused by parents trying to control their child's weight. Weight and weight control are hot button issues for many of us throughout our lives. I'm not saying I have all the answers, but I can say with absolute certainty that trying to control your child's weight is like trying to catch a knife in midair. Not only is it impossible, but any attempt you make will only cause more damage.I know you want what is best for your child. There is no quick fix or miracle cure. Your child may always struggle to maintain a healthy weight. You may always struggle to come to terms with your child's weight. You may always struggle to come to terms with your own weight. The purpose of this book is to let you know you are not alone. It is intended to help shed light on the problem, identify the behaviors that are not working, and help create a positive, constructive path for you and your child to move forward.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578439549
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
I'm not an advocate of the "Health at Every Size" or "Fat Acceptance" movements. I know how concerning it is to watch your child's weight escalate. Childhood obesity is linked to depression, anxiety, and a myriad of other health problems. Even a modest unwanted increase in weight can cause a child to become self-conscious and have lower self-esteem. Much has been written about the childhood obesity epidemic, yet the fact that all our "helping" is making the problem worse has been largely ignored. What we've tried so far isn't working. You know this is true, or you wouldn't be reading this. This book is for good, caring parents such as yourself, who are ready to try a new approach.By the time most parents look for help, the relationship between parent and child regarding weight and food has already started to turn toxic. Even adult children are not immune from the hurt caused by their parent tossing off a casual comment or disapproving glance. There is no statute of limitations on the damage caused by parents trying to control their child's weight. Weight and weight control are hot button issues for many of us throughout our lives. I'm not saying I have all the answers, but I can say with absolute certainty that trying to control your child's weight is like trying to catch a knife in midair. Not only is it impossible, but any attempt you make will only cause more damage.I know you want what is best for your child. There is no quick fix or miracle cure. Your child may always struggle to maintain a healthy weight. You may always struggle to come to terms with your child's weight. You may always struggle to come to terms with your own weight. The purpose of this book is to let you know you are not alone. It is intended to help shed light on the problem, identify the behaviors that are not working, and help create a positive, constructive path for you and your child to move forward.
Six Weeks to OMG
Author: Venice A. Fulton
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0718177258
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Using biological science, psychology and common sense, Venice Fulton shows how to lose up to 20 pounds of body fat in six weeks. His plan, originally designed for A-List celebs, proves that quick fixes don't work, but quick improvements are still possible.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0718177258
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Using biological science, psychology and common sense, Venice Fulton shows how to lose up to 20 pounds of body fat in six weeks. His plan, originally designed for A-List celebs, proves that quick fixes don't work, but quick improvements are still possible.
Six Weeks to OMG
Author: Venice A. Fulton
Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style
ISBN: 1455528277
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
If you think you've failed on every diet you've ever tried, think again: The diet failed, you didn't. Now it's time to forget all those weight-loss cliches and listen to the truth: -Skipping breakfast can be healthy -Certain fruits instantly block fat loss -Small, frequent meals frequently pack on the pounds -Juices and smoothies cause overeating -Exercise is about much more than how much and how hard -Broccoli carbs can be worse than soda carbs Based on a plan originally designed by a nutrition expert and personal trainer Venice A. Fulton for his A-list clients, Six Weeks to OMG is a groundbreaking system that uses a precise mix of nutrition, biochemistry, genetics, and psychology to produce amazing results. Authoritative, clearly written, and entertaining, this book combines years of red carpet success with fresh, cutting-edge strategies to help anyone get thin and healthy-- fast! Quick fixes don't work, but the right quick improvements can lead to permanent weight loss. No one is born fat, or destined to have cellulite. Anyone-- really, anyone-- can get skinny. Learn how with Six Weeks to OMG. "The publishing sensation that is rivaling The Dukan Diet." -- The Times "Extreme weight-loss techniques that are taking the weight-loss world by storm." -Daily Mail
Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style
ISBN: 1455528277
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
If you think you've failed on every diet you've ever tried, think again: The diet failed, you didn't. Now it's time to forget all those weight-loss cliches and listen to the truth: -Skipping breakfast can be healthy -Certain fruits instantly block fat loss -Small, frequent meals frequently pack on the pounds -Juices and smoothies cause overeating -Exercise is about much more than how much and how hard -Broccoli carbs can be worse than soda carbs Based on a plan originally designed by a nutrition expert and personal trainer Venice A. Fulton for his A-list clients, Six Weeks to OMG is a groundbreaking system that uses a precise mix of nutrition, biochemistry, genetics, and psychology to produce amazing results. Authoritative, clearly written, and entertaining, this book combines years of red carpet success with fresh, cutting-edge strategies to help anyone get thin and healthy-- fast! Quick fixes don't work, but the right quick improvements can lead to permanent weight loss. No one is born fat, or destined to have cellulite. Anyone-- really, anyone-- can get skinny. Learn how with Six Weeks to OMG. "The publishing sensation that is rivaling The Dukan Diet." -- The Times "Extreme weight-loss techniques that are taking the weight-loss world by storm." -Daily Mail
Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants
Author: Garrett Ryan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1633887030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life. Learn the answers to: How tall were the ancient Greeks and Romans? How long did they live? What kind of pets did they have? How dangerous were their cities? Did they believe their myths? Did they believe in ghosts, monsters, and/or aliens? Did they jog or lift weights? How did they capture animals for the Colosseum? Were there secret police, spies, or assassins? What happened to the city of Rome after the Empire collapsed? Can any families trace their ancestry back to the Greeks or Romans?
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1633887030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life. Learn the answers to: How tall were the ancient Greeks and Romans? How long did they live? What kind of pets did they have? How dangerous were their cities? Did they believe their myths? Did they believe in ghosts, monsters, and/or aliens? Did they jog or lift weights? How did they capture animals for the Colosseum? Were there secret police, spies, or assassins? What happened to the city of Rome after the Empire collapsed? Can any families trace their ancestry back to the Greeks or Romans?
This Is Just My Face
Author: Gabourey Sidibe
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0544786904
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The Oscar-nominated Precious star and Empire actress delivers a riveting memoir that is wise, complex, smart, funny, and breaks the mold, just like Sidibe, herself. Gabourey Sidibe - "Gabby" to her legion of fans - skyrocketed to international fame in 2009 when she played the leading role in Lee Daniels' acclaimed movie Precious. In This Is Just My Face, she shares a one-of-a-kind life story in a voice as fresh and challenging as many of the unique characters she's played onscreen. With full-throttle honesty, Sidibe paints her Bed-Stuy/Harlem family life with a polygamous father and a gifted mother who supports her two children by singing in the subway. Sidibe tells the engrossing, inspiring story of her first job as a phone sex "talker". And she shares her unconventional (of course!) rise to fame as a movie star alongside "a superstar cast of rich people who lived in mansions and had their own private islands and amazing careers while I lived in my mom's apartment." Sidibe's memoir hits hard with self-knowing dispatches on friendship, depression, celebrity, haters, fashion, race, and weight ("If I could just get the world to see me the way I see myself," she writes, "would my body still be a thing you walked away thinking about?"). Irreverent, hilarious, and untraditional, This Is Just My Face will resonate with anyone who has ever felt different and with anyone who has ever felt inspired to make a dream come true.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0544786904
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The Oscar-nominated Precious star and Empire actress delivers a riveting memoir that is wise, complex, smart, funny, and breaks the mold, just like Sidibe, herself. Gabourey Sidibe - "Gabby" to her legion of fans - skyrocketed to international fame in 2009 when she played the leading role in Lee Daniels' acclaimed movie Precious. In This Is Just My Face, she shares a one-of-a-kind life story in a voice as fresh and challenging as many of the unique characters she's played onscreen. With full-throttle honesty, Sidibe paints her Bed-Stuy/Harlem family life with a polygamous father and a gifted mother who supports her two children by singing in the subway. Sidibe tells the engrossing, inspiring story of her first job as a phone sex "talker". And she shares her unconventional (of course!) rise to fame as a movie star alongside "a superstar cast of rich people who lived in mansions and had their own private islands and amazing careers while I lived in my mom's apartment." Sidibe's memoir hits hard with self-knowing dispatches on friendship, depression, celebrity, haters, fashion, race, and weight ("If I could just get the world to see me the way I see myself," she writes, "would my body still be a thing you walked away thinking about?"). Irreverent, hilarious, and untraditional, This Is Just My Face will resonate with anyone who has ever felt different and with anyone who has ever felt inspired to make a dream come true.
It Was Me All Along
Author: Andie Mitchell
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 077043326X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A yet heartbreakingly honest, endearing memoir of incredible weight loss by a young food blogger who battles body image issues and overcomes food addiction to find self-acceptance. All her life, Andie Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter, her best friend, her confidant, and it provided a refuge from her fractured family. But when she stepped on the scale on her twentieth birthday and it registered a shocking 268 pounds, she knew she had to change the way she thought about food and herself; that her life was at stake. It Was Me All Along takes Andie from working class Boston to the romantic streets of Rome, from morbidly obese to half her size, from seeking comfort in anything that came cream-filled and two-to-a-pack to finding balance in exquisite (but modest) bowls of handmade pasta. This story is about much more than a woman who loves food and abhors her body. It is about someone who made changes when her situation seemed too far gone and how she discovered balance in an off-kilter world. More than anything, though, it is the story of her finding beauty in acceptance and learning to love all parts of herself.
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 077043326X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A yet heartbreakingly honest, endearing memoir of incredible weight loss by a young food blogger who battles body image issues and overcomes food addiction to find self-acceptance. All her life, Andie Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter, her best friend, her confidant, and it provided a refuge from her fractured family. But when she stepped on the scale on her twentieth birthday and it registered a shocking 268 pounds, she knew she had to change the way she thought about food and herself; that her life was at stake. It Was Me All Along takes Andie from working class Boston to the romantic streets of Rome, from morbidly obese to half her size, from seeking comfort in anything that came cream-filled and two-to-a-pack to finding balance in exquisite (but modest) bowls of handmade pasta. This story is about much more than a woman who loves food and abhors her body. It is about someone who made changes when her situation seemed too far gone and how she discovered balance in an off-kilter world. More than anything, though, it is the story of her finding beauty in acceptance and learning to love all parts of herself.
How to Raise a Mindful Eater
Author: Maryann Jacobsen
Publisher: Maryann Jacobsen
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Raising a Mindful Eater in a Mindless Eating World Whether your child is obsessed with sweets, a big (or small) eater, or you simply want to avoid future eating problems, you are in the right place. In How to Raise a Mindful Eater, family nutrition expert Maryann Jacobsen shows you step-by-step how to nurture your child’s emerging relationship with food. The book pinpoints 8 Powerful Principles that give you the best shot at raising a mindful eater, someone who listens to their body, eats for nourishment and enjoyment, and naturally eats in moderation. The book will teach you how to: Encourage an Internal Approach to Eating: Discover how to structure meals, set limits, help children eat based on internal cues of hunger and fullness, and pay attention while eating. Balance Food for Nourishment and Enjoyment: Find lasting ways to make nutrition rewarding, sweets less desirable, and eating well a pleasurable experience. Teach Body Appreciation and Self Care: Uncover secrets to teaching body appreciation, dealing with weight issues, combating the media’s Thin Ideal, and nurturing self-care. Ensure Mental and Emotional Happiness: Escape barriers to raising mindful eaters such as stress, poor self-regulation, dealing with difficult feelings, and a lack of connection between parent and child.
Publisher: Maryann Jacobsen
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Raising a Mindful Eater in a Mindless Eating World Whether your child is obsessed with sweets, a big (or small) eater, or you simply want to avoid future eating problems, you are in the right place. In How to Raise a Mindful Eater, family nutrition expert Maryann Jacobsen shows you step-by-step how to nurture your child’s emerging relationship with food. The book pinpoints 8 Powerful Principles that give you the best shot at raising a mindful eater, someone who listens to their body, eats for nourishment and enjoyment, and naturally eats in moderation. The book will teach you how to: Encourage an Internal Approach to Eating: Discover how to structure meals, set limits, help children eat based on internal cues of hunger and fullness, and pay attention while eating. Balance Food for Nourishment and Enjoyment: Find lasting ways to make nutrition rewarding, sweets less desirable, and eating well a pleasurable experience. Teach Body Appreciation and Self Care: Uncover secrets to teaching body appreciation, dealing with weight issues, combating the media’s Thin Ideal, and nurturing self-care. Ensure Mental and Emotional Happiness: Escape barriers to raising mindful eaters such as stress, poor self-regulation, dealing with difficult feelings, and a lack of connection between parent and child.
A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804172706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804172706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat
Author: Aubrey Gordon
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807041300
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
From the creator of Your Fat Friend and co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast, an explosive indictment of the systemic and cultural bias facing plus-size people. Anti-fatness is everywhere. In What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat, Aubrey Gordon unearths the cultural attitudes and social systems that have led to people being denied basic needs because they are fat and calls for social justice movements to be inclusive of plus-sized people’s experiences. Unlike the recent wave of memoirs and quasi self-help books that encourage readers to love and accept themselves, Gordon pushes the discussion further towards authentic fat activism, which includes ending legal weight discrimination, giving equal access to health care for large people, increased access to public spaces, and ending anti-fat violence. As she argues, “I did not come to body positivity for self-esteem. I came to it for social justice.” By sharing her experiences as well as those of others—from smaller fat to very fat people—she concludes that to be fat in our society is to be seen as an undeniable failure, unlovable, unforgivable, and morally condemnable. Fatness is an open invitation for others to express disgust, fear, and insidious concern. To be fat is to be denied humanity and empathy. Studies show that fat survivors of sexual assault are less likely to be believed and less likely than their thin counterparts to report various crimes; 27% of very fat women and 13% of very fat men attempt suicide; over 50% of doctors describe their fat patients as “awkward, unattractive, ugly and noncompliant”; and in 48 states, it’s legal—even routine—to deny employment because of an applicant’s size. Advancing fat justice and changing prejudicial structures and attitudes will require work from all people. What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat is a crucial tool to create a tectonic shift in the way we see, talk about, and treat our bodies, fat and thin alike.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807041300
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
From the creator of Your Fat Friend and co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast, an explosive indictment of the systemic and cultural bias facing plus-size people. Anti-fatness is everywhere. In What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat, Aubrey Gordon unearths the cultural attitudes and social systems that have led to people being denied basic needs because they are fat and calls for social justice movements to be inclusive of plus-sized people’s experiences. Unlike the recent wave of memoirs and quasi self-help books that encourage readers to love and accept themselves, Gordon pushes the discussion further towards authentic fat activism, which includes ending legal weight discrimination, giving equal access to health care for large people, increased access to public spaces, and ending anti-fat violence. As she argues, “I did not come to body positivity for self-esteem. I came to it for social justice.” By sharing her experiences as well as those of others—from smaller fat to very fat people—she concludes that to be fat in our society is to be seen as an undeniable failure, unlovable, unforgivable, and morally condemnable. Fatness is an open invitation for others to express disgust, fear, and insidious concern. To be fat is to be denied humanity and empathy. Studies show that fat survivors of sexual assault are less likely to be believed and less likely than their thin counterparts to report various crimes; 27% of very fat women and 13% of very fat men attempt suicide; over 50% of doctors describe their fat patients as “awkward, unattractive, ugly and noncompliant”; and in 48 states, it’s legal—even routine—to deny employment because of an applicant’s size. Advancing fat justice and changing prejudicial structures and attitudes will require work from all people. What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat is a crucial tool to create a tectonic shift in the way we see, talk about, and treat our bodies, fat and thin alike.
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls
Author: Jes Baker
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1580055826
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and spirited eloquence, veteran blogger Jes Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview to change public perceptions and help women maintain mental health. With the same straightforward tone that catapulted her to national attention when she wrote a public letter addressing the sexist comments of Abercrombie & Fitch's CEO, Jes shares personal experiences along with in-depth research in a way that is approachable, digestible, and empowering. Featuring notable guest authors, Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is an invitation for all women to reject fat prejudice, learn to love their bodies, and join the most progressive, and life-changing revolution there is: the movement to change the world by loving their bodies.
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1580055826
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and spirited eloquence, veteran blogger Jes Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview to change public perceptions and help women maintain mental health. With the same straightforward tone that catapulted her to national attention when she wrote a public letter addressing the sexist comments of Abercrombie & Fitch's CEO, Jes shares personal experiences along with in-depth research in a way that is approachable, digestible, and empowering. Featuring notable guest authors, Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is an invitation for all women to reject fat prejudice, learn to love their bodies, and join the most progressive, and life-changing revolution there is: the movement to change the world by loving their bodies.