If you ditch your diet at the drop of a doughnut, this book is for you. After years of yo-yo dieting, Janice Taylor lost, or rather permanently removed, 50 pounds. Find out how to pick yourself up and continue along the road to everlasting weight loss in "All is Forgiven, Move On."
The Rocky Road to Sveltesville
Janice Taylor is on a mission to make weight loss fun. Dieting is sheer misery for most of us, but it needn't be that way. In fact, we should focus less on diets and more on what she terms permanent fat removal. This is not necessarily the same as weight loss. We can all lose weight, but we're pretty good at finding it again. As soon as we make a mistake, we give up. Ms. Taylor's message is forgive yourself, learn from your mistake, then move on.
And so Ms. Taylor, perhaps better known as Our Lady of Weight Loss, leads us on a metaphorical journey to Sveltesville, where the language is Thinnish and the currency is pounds.
She cautions that it can be a rocky road. But, armed with her book, which serves as a road map to our destination, we can make the journey smoother, and treat obstacles as opportunities to transform ourselves.
Along the Road
Traveling the 101 steps, our journey includes:
- Forgivercizes to boost our mental powers
- Creative curves – fun activities and tips
- Fuel stops, featuring low-fat recipes
- Fashion stops - learn how to make a tape measure belt or earrings out of mini salt and pepper shakers
- E stops – croquet or badminton, anyone?
- Valley of the Cheers – yes, cheerleading riffs to encourage our efforts
- For those who lose their way and venture into Sin City: "I just ate four Dove bars and I don't mean the soap," there are 'Get Out of Jail Free' cards, which let us off the hook so we can get back on the road to Sveltesville
The Land of Permanent Fat Removal
There's plenty more besides, and if it all sounds rather trivial, it is and it isn't. "All is Forgiven" contains a serious message delivered in a light-hearted way. Recipes, rituals, and mantras, combined with a willingness to learn from our mistakes, will help us navigate the road to Sveltesville, the land of permanent fat removal.
For more inspiration and motivation, check out Janice Taylor's Kick in the Tush Club
"All is Forgiven, Move On" by Janice Taylor is published by Viking Studio (The Penguin Group)
ISBN 978-0-14-200524-8
