I need a book to read this week and I'm looking for something weight-loss related. I don't want a how-to dieting book, but maybe someone's real life success story or something along those lines. Anyone have any good recommendations? Thanks!

Hi Bry!

I just finished "Passing for Thin" by Francis Kuffell and "Such a Pretty Fat" by Jennifer Lancaster, I laughed out loud reading this book!! Both were really good books, insightful, and fairly quick reads

Here's a great thread on books here

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/weig...se-weight.html

Perfect, thanks. Beats wandering around Barnes and Noble for hours!

Hehe

I am reading "In the Defense of Food." Very interesting. I am all about conspiracy theories, even though it's not at all conspiratorial. It is a great book to get us back to our roots, growing our own things, think our own opinions.

I'm sure you've come across it already, but Half Assed by Jennette Fulda was a huge inspiration for me. I also really liked Confessions of a Carb Queen.

No I haven't read either of those! I have a feeling I'm about to hit Barnes and Noble hard tomorrow

That's by Michael Pollan, right? The author of The Omnivore's dilemma? He's a great author.

DH and I have also liked 'Good Calories, Bad Calories' by Gary Taubes (this is very academic and not a light read at all) and 'Fat Land' by Greg Critser. These will both make you good and angry and want to eat healthy!

It's not a real life success story book (most of my favorites of that type have already been listed) but Mindless Eating made a huge difference in my weight loss journey. I'm also currently reading The End of Overeating and it's pretty illuminating about the food industry manipulating the levels of sugar/fat/salt to make foods as enticing as possible. It's fascinating stuff and I would highly recommend.

This is a great thread. I could use some good, focused reading too. I did read Passing for Thin a few years ago and it was amazing. I need to read it again :-)

I like the books titled "Hungry girl"

They have low calorie recipes and some helpful notes to do with calories along the way. There great books.