The Weight-Loss Diaries

The Weight-Loss Diaries
by Courtney Rubin, Courtney Rubin

The Weight-Loss Diaries
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Author: Courtney Rubin
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-02
ISBN: 0071416234
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Book Review: She's Every Woman
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought this book when it first came out and have re-read it so many times it finally fell apart!! Although i do agree with some of the other reviewers comments -- Courtney does whine sometimes, and does tend to shift some of the blame for her behavior -- DONT WE ALL?? I am not overweight but i do understand the struggle to lose 20 lbs and keep it off. it's a never ending battle and it DOES consume your thoughts and behaviors. Courtney handled the issues most of us have dealt with using an ascerbic wit, humor and a slightly self-deprecating attitude that the majority of women have. It IS hard to accept compliments when you are still "fat in your mind" and i totally understand how demoralizing it was for her to regain after steadily losing. I think her total honesty and sharing of painful history had to be cathartic to Courtney and extremely helpful to struggling dieters everywhere. I hope she will keep writing books; she's currently living in England which was a lifelong dream for her. As many others have said this is not a "how to" nor does it have a sunny ending. But it IS honest and forthright and a really entertaining read.

Summary of The Weight-Loss Diaries

From Shape magazine's popular "Weight-Loss Diary" columnist comes a hilarious, sometimes heartwrenching look at the daily struggle of dieting

In this frank and funny book, Courtney Rubin shares what she learned about dieting--and herself--in more than two years of chronicling her battle to keep food from consuming her life. As engaging as her famous column, The Weight-Loss Diaries is part memoir, part how-to, and always entertaining.

An honest and brave account of what it feels like, day in and day out, often year in and year out, to try to lose a significant amount of weight, The Weight-Loss Diaries is:

  • An unashamed tale of binges, fashion fiascos, setbacks, and ultimate success
  • A light-hearted, laugh-out-loud look at the most ridiculous excuses for ending or cheating on a diet
  • A no-holds-barred account of the author's dark days of flirting with eating disorders and constantly calculating and recalculating calories

With insight, humor, and courage, Rubin explores diet and food issues, as well as her self-sabotaging habits during dieting, in ways that everyone struggling with weight loss will find both instructive and inspiring.

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