Ever believed that you could lose the weight and stay thin for life? Yes? Good, because not only is believing this a strong key to actually achieve it, but others have done that before us, and proven that it is very possible. Thin For Life refutes the popular notion that losing weight permanently is hopeless; in this book, one will find tips, methods and thoughts from “masters” who’ve kept their weight off for years.
This is, in a nutshell, the premises of the book, and its contents was a pleasant (if, of course, not unexpected) surprise. Nothing fancy, no rah-rah, no advice from people who’ve never had to actually cope with the weight and are only speaking from a theoretical point of view; on the contrary, it helps placing the finger on things we should know, or probably already know, yet aren’t ourselves sure of because the step of maintenance is still too far and too vague for us. To me, this whole “placing the finger on it” has been a tremendous help. It always looks better and feels better when you can tell yourself “alright, this sounded logical enough, but now I can see that it’s actually a sound piece of advice for other people than I!”.
Sure, it doesn’t address issues we may have to battle with regularly during the weight loss journey, it doesn’t address the crazy cravings for unhealthy sugary things or the problems that led us to gain weight in first place, nor hands out ready-made solutions for these. These are part of the things we need to sort out ourselves first. However, when it comes down to inspiration, to staying motivated, to keeping the goal in view on a lifelong scale and not only until the unneeded pounds are gone, I found that it was an interesting and efficient read.
Yes, it’s inspiring and encouraging to read that “learn to moderate yourself and not eat two slices of pie when one is enough” does work. It’s inspiring to be reminded, over and over again, that exercise is a healthy choice, and that even if I don’t seem to lose any weight for weeks, it doesn’t mean that it’s all useless and I’d better give up.
It may seem stupid, or a little childish, just like many of the things that help me reach my mini-goals… nevertheless, it works, it helps me to keep the motivation, it helps me to envision it as a lifestyle more efficiently than before. My spirits seem to be raised again with each reading. And I really like this feeling.
- Kery
