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When you see 194 lbs - what do you think? Fit person? Fat person? Doesn’t matter. 194 lbs is an entire person.
Imagine losing that extra person in weight after years of being obese. It’s been part of your identity and has defined a good portion of life as you know it. And now, that extra person is gone.
People would want to know, how did you do it? How did you rid yourself of that much weight and - hear this - details please!
Well, my dear reader, I’ve got a goody to share.
The good blogging gods have smiled upon me and as fate would have it, I won a pre-released copy of Jennette Fulda’s book *Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir
Onto the book review.
From the first page (and chuckle) Jennette is candid about her moments in fat history. You can’t help but relate (and chuckle some more) at the thoughts she would have and the decisions she would make. For instance, she mentions the ‘fat-shaming’ that overweight people have to go through. There is also a great snapshot of what many people who are overweight do - have a scary moment, a shaming, a something-not-so-nice happen and resolve to get rid of that weight once and for all! Tomorrow!
During better times, you get to experience the positive changes (backhanded compliments and all) that come with dropping poundage.
When Jennette decided she was actually ready for a change, she hopped on the bandwagon and rode the learning curve. You read her momentary shennanigans and realize that being perfect every waking moment of your dieting isn’t necessary to make some major changes. (See? You DON’T have to wait ’til Monday!)
In a sobering reflection of thought, she writes
“Being overweight was like being in debt. Instead of owing money, I owed calories…
… It takes approximately 3500 calories to burn a pound of fat. Multiply that by 212 pounds to lose and I was 742,000 calories overdrawn. My body was charging interest via my disintegrating health.”
– Jennette Fulda
And also- for the bloggers amongst those reading this review, you’ll be fascinated by the (welcome) gains the rising popularity of Half of Me (the PastaQueen blog) has granted her. Jennette dishes her moments of irrationality with us and asks where’s the sense in not being able to tell your family and friends your highest weight yet share it with millions of readers, weekly, on your blog? Judging from her success, who cares where that sense is?
So really- how DID she do it?
Dieting and exercising speckled with many small moments of triumph and having to weather moments of set backs that’s how. Impressive as that is (I know you were waiting for the Kitchsy Ketchup and Black Pepper Diet), the rich appeal of this book is how Jennette takes the basics and marries it with real life. Witnessing her history of obesity to a 1 woman at the end of this book - Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir
All in all, I’m pleasantly surprised that someone has managed to write a weight loss memoir in such a way that I didn’t want to put it down, laughed a good lot of the way, and felt inspired by til the very end. It’s the true story of a fat girl gone thin. Losing nearly 200 lbs when you once weighed 372 lbs is no small feat. It’s a big deal worth pointing out.
If you have never-ending issues with losing weight, do something awesome for yourself and pick up a copy of Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir
And just to seal the deal by pointing out another cool factor; if you go to PastaQueen.com, you can rotate 3D versions of Jennette throughout stages of her weightloss instead of the standard progress pics.
What’s not to like?
Enjoy!
* This link has an InMyHeels affiliate ID # however this was not a paid review. I just get excited about things that I love and had to share the goods. 
