Title: The One Day Way
Review: I found this book every difficult to get into, it seemed to repeat itself over and over again and I hadn't read any others of hers so I felt a bit lost. I would agree with her that looking at a huge task is difficult and that cutting it into little day to day segments will make it easier to handle.
Weight loss is a goal of most people now days and it is for some a huge task, one they feel sure to fail, this book helps you realize that you can only handle one day at a time and to celebrate on those days that you make it and let the days you don't go away. Let go of the mistakes they are over and focus on doing your best the next day. I like the idea of not beating yourself up for eating that brownie, instead do better the next day.
I like the idea of fasting as part of a diet, I think it is a great way to help you realize that food is not controlling you and that you can make it without it for a day and then eat healthy the next. Fasting has been proven to be healthy as long as it is not done too often. Once a month or twice is great and it really helps your body.
The overall impression of the book is that it is a good idea and she lays out the steps along with exercise. I firmly believe that exercise needs to be part of a healthy lifestyle no matter what your age. My last thought is that this book is pretty much like most diet books. I have yet to see anything that makes go WOW that is so different.
ISBN: 0307458784
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 240
Quick Review: 3 stars (out of 5)
Why I Read It: This look interesting.
Where I Obtained the Book: I received this book from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing for a book review.
Synopsis: Lose All the Weight You Want, One Meal, One Pound, One Day At a Time!
I've got great news for you: You are about to feel better and look better beginning today! Today is truly a new opportunity for you to reach your weight loss goals. No, you won't fit into your "skinny jeans" today, but I'm going to show you how each day will get you closer to that goal.
Yesterday's mistakes are gone so let them go. You can't control tomorrow, so stop worrying about it. Today is your opportunity to lose weight, get strong, and look great. It won't happen overnight, but you can build a new life by changing your actions immediately and I'm here to show you how to make the changes that will create the new lifestyle you dream of: body, mind, and spirit. Best of all, you will start celebrating right away!
Come on, my friend. Let's get started! By opening this book, I'll show you how to unlock every tool you need to lose weight and get fit —and stay that way for the rest of your life. Success can be yours, what are you waiting for?
Author Biography: I was born in South Florida on January 30th, 1972. Yep, I’m officially 39 and holding! My parent’s are Jerry and Sherry Parrish. I also have a younger sister and two younger brothers. You may have just figured it out, I’m the oldest... And because of my birth order, I’ve referred to myself as the “golden child” since I was a young girl. While my parents still laugh about it, my siblings don’t seemed as amused. I suppose they can’t handle the truth (of course I’m kidding, Christy, David and Michael)
At about eight years old was when I first began to notice I was “different”. It was in the second grade when a little friend of mine asked why my legs were so big. I responded, “I’ll ask my mom”, and later when I did, she told me we are all “different” and that was that! For the next few years, “different” went from being a chubby child to over-weight adolescent. Eventually, I went from heavy teen to obese adult. Over several years, one pound at a time, I watched the scale go up and up. Sure, I tried diets. I think all of them. Except maybe the Cookie Diet. I was smart enough to figure out cookies had gotten into this mess, probably making them a main staple wouldn’t deliver much weight loss. I look back and can remember countless programs and plans I tried. It makes me tired to this day just trying to remember them all. I always got results. The same ones. Frustration and misery.
At 21 I finally got there! That is to the 300 pound mark. The good news: I was in love and had a great guy who wanted to marry me. The bad news: I had to find a size 26 wedding dress. I’ll never forget feeling sorry for myself as I looked in the mirror one last time just before I walked down the aisle. All I could think was, everyone in that church is going to wonder why I didn’t lose weight for my big day. And only I would know the truth. It wasn’t that I didn’t care, I just didn’t know how. Eventually I found a good excuse (or so I thought) to put my struggle on hold. I became pregnant with our first child. Instead of attempting to shed the weight after she was born, I decided pregnancy was easier. In those five years, I had three children, Ashley, Kayla and Jake. Too busy to try to lose weight, I put on lots of make-up and a happy face to mask the pain. But everyday I woke up, no matter where I went, I felt the paranoia that other’s could see I was hiding behind humor and a pseudo overly- happy disposition.
It was just after suffering a miscarriage and emergency gall-bladder surgery, that I found myself lower than I had ever been, driving alone in a car. In between sobbing and screaming, I decided to do all I could, I prayed. God, if you care, I’m done. Really, I’m done! Lord, I’m over this pain. I can’t live like this another day. Either let me die or help me change, but please don’t let me stay like this. I need your help. I have nothing left. As I calmed down, I heard these words in a whisper, “You’re not being the best you can be”, over and over. It was the closest thing to a Ten Commandments moment I had ever experienced. And immediately, I saw myself and my weight problem in a brand new light. No longer did I feel like I needed to go out and loose lots of weight in record speed. What was happening was much, much bigger. I was about to begin a life-long journey of simply living to be better! This took the pressure off to perform well on a diet, and instead offered the peace that weight loss was really possible. All I had to do was begin to approach it one day at a time, one prayer at a time, one pound at time. The simplicity of what God showed me was something I knew the world was missing. Even sitting in my car, at over 350 pounds, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that the weight was already lost, the war was already won, and God was going to use me as a mouthpiece to show others the Way...to true freedom.
And from that day on, despite lots of circumstances out of my control, family illnesses, personal injuries, family vacations, food-filled holidays, even having a fourth child, and lots more challenges along the way, I have stayed the course. I can honestly say that I no longer live in fear of being fat again. I have accepted the love I longed for, and it conquers any doubt or discouragement I may encounter along this road less traveled. All the power I need to be fit and healthy lives within me.
Today, my life’s passion is to help other’s have hope. Not in simply reaching their goal weight, or becoming more fit, but hope in their future. In fact, it’s the reason why I keep writing books and offering solid web-support and advice. I feel blessed that my pain has now produced other changed lives. When you think about it, nothing could be better than knowing your darkest moments could one day provide a powerful light!
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