books about: overweight

books about: overweight

books:

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More Big Girl Knits: 25 Designs Full of Color and Texture for Curvy Women

Jillian Moreno, Amy R. Singer

Potter Craft, 2008

More joy for full-size women
... and for the people who knit for them. Love the book. It's a great follow-up to Big Girl Knits, with more techniques and patterns that flatter bigger women. It's written for big girls who are frustrated with trying to find patterns that fit and flatter, but ...

The Incredible Shrinking Critic: 75 Pounds and Counting: My Excellent Adventure in Weight Loss

Jami Bernard

Avery, 2006

Losing Weight Requires Head Work and Body Work
The thing about this book is that Jami, who lost 75 pounds, lets you see inside her head while she was taking the weight off. Let's face it, those of us who've tried to take this weight off before know all we need to know about weight loss: eat less, move more, stay ...

Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp

Stephanie Klein

William Morrow, 2008

MMoose - more than fat campmemoir
As a psychotherapist I read Moose expecting it to be helpful in understanding some of my clients who were heavy during adolescence and still carry the stigma, fighting inappropriate eating daily. It was so much more. The story is intersting and at times funny. It ...

Miss Invisible

Laura Jensen Walker

Thomas Nelson, 2007

Amazing read!!!
This book is fantastic. I could not put it down, could not keep myself from smiling and laughing at Freddie's quips about "big" life, and could not have wanted anything more than what Laura Jensen Walker delievered. The story is unique, true, and as delicious as the ...

Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir

Jennette Fulda

Seal Press, 2008

SHE TELLS IT LIKE IT IS
Jennette Fulda tells a remarkable story of determination. It's an incredible journey of dispair, joy and redemption. Fulda tells it like it is with honesty and large doses of humor. Anyone who is seriously overweight can relate to her stories. Only an obese person can ...

Too Big to Miss: An Odelia Grey Mystery

Sue Ann Jaffarian

MIDNIGHT INK, 2006

OFF AND RUNNING WITH A GREAT NEW SERIES!!!
TOO BIG TO MISS This is one good book. We meet Odelia Grey, a legal assistant, living in California. She is big, she is beautiful, she is a normal woman, like any of my own friends and/or me. What I liked about this character was her coupon clipping, going to ...

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period

Gennifer Choldenko

Harcourt Children's Books, 2007

Richie's Picks: IF A TREE FALLS AT LUNCH PERIOD
" 'Wait. You aren't really friends with Matteo, are you? Do you know his mom is like a maid?' " So asks Kirsten McKenna's former best friend, Rory. Kirsten, daughter of a wealthy Marin County, CA physician begins seventh grade after having had a lousy summer: ...

Confessions of a Carb Queen: A Memoir

Susan Blech

Rodale Books, 2007

One of the BEST EVER!
Being a nutritionist, I have read many books that have tried to do what is so successfully done with confessions of a carb queen-- key word- TRIED! This book is for anyone, male or female, who has ever had any sort of struggle with learning how to put themselves first! ...

Real Vampires Have Curves (Glory St. Claire, Book 1)

Gerry Bartlett

Berkley Trade, 2007

Fun, Sexy Read
Likes: 'Real Vampires Have Curves' was a funny and exciting read. The story didn't take long to develop and there was action right from the start of the book. The sex scenes were well done. Gerry Bartlett was descriptive in the sex scenes but at the same time they ...

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Kimberly Willis Holt

Yearling, 2001

When Zachary Beaver came to town
In the book When Zachary Beaver Came to Town the supposovly fattest boy in the world comes to the small panhandle town of Antler,Texas the life of Toby Wilson is about to change forever.After seeing Zachary in his trailer they looked in the Guiness book of world ...

Big Girl Knits: 25 Big, Bold Projects Shaped for Real Women with Real Curves

Jillian Moreno, Amy R. Singer

Potter Craft, 2006

Sassy, smart and superbly designed
A landmark in knitting culture, this book is the definitive resource for those making plus size garments. It specifies detailed shaping, what fibres to use and not use, and above all encourages self-esteem and self-worth. The pictures are detailed, and each pattern ...

Conversations with the Fat Girl

Liza Palmer

5 Spot, 2005

Long live Maggie & company
I just finished reading Conversations With the Fat Girl today and plan to head out to the bookstore to buy Seeing Me Naked so I can tuck back in to Liza Palmer's excellent storytelling on this cold and snowy winter day. I loved this book! It's rich with characters ...

Big, Beautiful, and Pregnant: Expert Advice and Comforting Wisdom for the Expecting Plus-Size Woman

Cornelia van der Ziel, Jacqueline Tourville

Da Capo Press, 2006

Great resourse for the expectant mom
I got this book for my second pregnancy, quite by mistake, while looking for resources on nutrition for pregnant women. "By mistake" because I didn't realize it is for plus-size women, until after I'd read half of it (I started with the nutrition section on), and ...

Feeding the Kids: The Flexible, No-Battles, Healthy Eating System for the Whole Family (Fork and Spoon Field ...

Pamela Gould

Mancala Publishing, LLC, 2007

An asset to any family and every kitchen
This book is an absolute asset to any family and of course to every kitchen! This is the book to get for all those who are bogged down in the never ending cycle of work, home, extra murals, not knowing even what to shop for half the time, tired and bored with food and ...

Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin

Allen Zadoff

Da Capo Press, 2007

Very insightful.
As the author says more than once, not everyone will relate to his particular story with food. I think anyone with eating issues would find something in this book to be of help. I could relate all too well, and appreciate the author's candor at revealing things about ...