Finding It: And Finally Satisfying My Hunger for Life
by Valerie Bertinelli
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Author: Valerie BertinelliEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2010-04-06
ISBN: 1439141649
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Free Press
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Book Review: How Valerie Found It
Summary: 4 Stars
You may know Valerie Bertinelli from the hit TV series from the 1970's, One Day at a Time. I was a fan of her show which is what prompted me to get her book. I always found it refreshing to see her in the Jenny Craig commercials with her bubbly personality and enthusiasm connected with her weight loss and her love of life.
That same enthusiasm is apparent in her book titled, Finding It, the sequel to her book titled, Losing It, which is her point of view on her experience with weight loss.
When I heard she wrote the sequel, Finding it, which talks about her spiritual and family relationships, I was intrigued. And in the reading, I wasn't disappointed.
I loved Valerie's honesty, her frankness, and her wit as she shares her discovery of what 'maintenance' would mean to her with keeping her new found size in her success of weight loss.
I was refreshed by her point of view in undergoing a transformation that didn't just include numbers on a scale but also the strength and importance of her relationships, especially with her boyfriend, Tom, her son, Wolfie, and her other family and friend relationships, including her parents and former spouse Ed Van Halen.
She talks multi-dimensionally about her role as a mom in Wolfie's life: her disappointments, her desire to be cool and yet accomplish what she deemed as important steps in guiding him toward maturity, and ultimately her delight in connecting with and loving him.
I found myself cheering her on as she elaborates on her quest to get into a bikini. She discusses her support system she finds in her relationship with Tom and her trainer, and with her Mom and Dad.
The connection she feels spiritually, from all parts of life, is a relevant thread throughout her book which adds depth and heightened universal meaning.
One of my favorite parts of Valerie's book are her "Notes to Myself" which contain inspiring ideas related to food and to life, things she wants to accomplish, and relevant quotes containing universal appeal. I love her wit and enthusiasm and realistic point of view in these Notes.
I enjoyed Valerie's contagious passion and love for life in Finding It. Apparently, she found it.
Summary of Finding It: And Finally Satisfying My Hunger for Life
Welcome back to chez Bertinelli, where life is as crazy and comical as ever. In revealing talks with her longtime boyfriend, Tom, Valerie gets even more personal about her inner worries: her maternal anxieties about her son, Wolfie (he?s fallen in love and, as she writes, "getting your sex talk from Eddie Van Halen wasn?t recommended in any of the parenting books I read"); the challenges of dealing with a blended family; her mother?s own new diet adventure; and a craving for a deeper relationship with a Higher Power ("I have experienced days of inner peace and connectedness with a larger spirit?twice," she writes. "Why not more often?"). And as if these everyday challenges weren?t enough, Valerie is working to maintain her own very public weight loss and approaching her fiftieth birthday. This is the story of what happens after you change your life. And it?s not all peaches and cream, or even low-fat yogurt.This inspiring memoir, from the beloved actress and author of the bestseller Losing It, is an optimistic story for trying times. Warm and friendly, honest and self-aware?with the same winning wit and candor that touched a generation of fans in Losing It?Finding It is about working on all the reasons we gain weight in the first place so that it doesn?t happen again. It?s about becoming better, not just thinner. And it?s about believing in love and happiness, having faith that both are possible, and finding out that God does want you to enjoy life?s desserts?even when you?re on a diet.
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