Secrets of a Former Fat Girl How to Lose Two, Four (Or More!) Dress Sizes-and Find Yourself Along the Way (Paperback)

From the Publisher: Traces the author's personal weight-loss journey, from her initial weight struggles and the late-night epiphany about the connection between her body image and the happy life she wanted to her successful strategy of visualizing herself as a confident, successful, and desirable woman. Reprint.An inspiring account of one womanÂ's mission to lose six dress sizes and change her life for good || For Lisa Delaney, being a Â?fat girlÂ? wasnÂ't just a matter of weight, it was a state of mind. At one hundred eighty-five pounds, she was despondent over diets that never worked and disappointed by her dull job and lack of a love lifeÂ?until a late-night epiphany involving a half-gallon of ice cream convinced her that becoming a former fat girl, in body and spirit, was the key to creating a life she truly loved. || Today, seventy pounds lighter, Lisa is a successful writer at a national magazine. She is married to a man she loves. And she wears a size two. || Eye-opening, accessible, and filled with practical advice, this book reveals the seven secrets of DelaneyÂ's success, and explores how shifting from Â?wannabe Former Fat GirlÂ? to actual Former Fat Girl is as much about seeing yourself as a confident, desirable woman as it is about achieving an ideal weight.