Medical science tells us stress is a killer. Our daily routines tell us the same thing. For the burned-out and weary comes a book that highlights the modern person’s spiritual malnourishment. Aimed at developing the spiritually and emotionally fit man and woman, this timely book focuses on purifying our thoughts, firming up Bible knowledge, and shedding a harmful self-image. An uncompromising look at the things that nag all of us, Lose the Weight of the World promises to trim the fat of our souls.

'Losing the Weight of the World' skilfully integrates the knowledge and techniques of modern psychology with the teachings of the world's great religions to show how ordinary people can lead a full and enriching spiritual life.

Traits that signal belonging dictate our daily routines, including how we eat, move, and connect to others. In recent years, "fat" has emerged as a shared anchor in defining who belongs and is valued versus who does not and is not. The stigma surrounding weight transcends many social, cultural, political, and economic divides. The concern over body image shapes not only how we see ourselves, but also how we talk, interact, and fit into our social networks, communities, and broader society. Fat in Four Cultures is a co-authored comparative ethnography that reveals the shared struggles and local distinctions of how people across the globe are coping with a bombardment of anti-fat messages. Highlighting important differences in how people experience "being fat," the cases in this book are based on fieldwork by five anthropologists working together simultaneously in four different sites across the globe: Japan, the United States, Paraguay, and Samoa. Through these cases, Fat in Four Cultures considers what insights can be gained through systematic, cross-cultural comparison. Written in an eye-opening and narrative-driven style, with clearly defined and consistently used key terms, this book effectively explores a series of fundamental questions about the present and future of fat and obesity.

Critically acclaimed author David Joy, whose debut, Where All Light Tends to Go, was hailed as "a savagely moving novel that will likely become an important addition to the great body of Southern literature" (The Huffington Post), returns to the mountains of North Carolina with a powerful story about the inescapable weight of the past. A combat veteran returned from war, Thad Broom can't leave the hardened world of Afghanistan behind, nor can he forgive himself for what he saw there. His mother, April, is haunted by her own demons, a secret trauma she has carried for years. Between them is Aiden McCall, loyal to both but unable to hold them together. Connected by bonds of circumstance and duty, friendship and love, these three lives are blown apart when Aiden and Thad witness the accidental death of their drug dealer and a riot of dope and cash drops in their laps. On a meth-fueled journey to nowhere, they will either find the grit to overcome the darkness or be consumed by it.

On Sale to Celebrate 12 years of weight loss! Save 40% off the cover price! THE BUSY MAN'S WEIGHT LOSS MANUAL! Praise from Alan Aragon, MS, Author of Girth Control, The Science of Fat Loss & Muscle Gain, & Columnist, Men's Health Magazine "Man on Top is unlike any diet book out there. In fact, I wouldn't even call it a diet book. It's a here's-how-you-change-your-habits-perspective-and-life book. It's written in such a deliciously casual style that speaks from the heart, and goes straight to the head. Anyone even remotely intimidated about the idea of losing weight and keeping it off needs to buy this book, period. Roland & Galina created a truly unique & workable guide to succeeding at something most people can't." The busy man's weight loss manual! Are you tired of being fat? Do you want to look good naked? Are you too busy for the gym? Do you want to live a long and healthy life? Do you want to take control of your life again? You've tried diet and exercise before, and you've always stopped. Diets are hard and restrictive, and who has time to go to the gym five times a week or train for a marathon just to slim down? You shouldn't have to change your whole life! Man on Top is more than just a diet book, it's a lifestyle manual that doesn't force you to change who you are. Make a few small changes on Day 1 and only add changes when YOU need to. The 'Kickstart' chapter lets you start NOW, without having to read to the end of the book! Learn to make changes to YOUR life without effecting your family's life. Learn to cook simple, delicious meals that work for YOUR diet and still let your family enjoy your cooking! A short and simple workout plan that even lets you workout at home WITHOUT creating an entire home gym. Control what you can control, and learn to manage the rest! Roland Denzel lost 110 lbs over 10 years ago, and has kept it off! Today, Roland is a nutrition coach, personal trainer, kettlebell coach, and fitness and nutrition writer. Galina Ivanova Denzel co-owned the #1 gym and personal training studio in Bulgaria, and today runs a Training & Restorative Exercise (tm) practice in Southern California. Galina has helped 1000s of people lose weight and keep it off! Together, they put all of this experience into practice, with an easy to use system that puts you in control of your life again! Simple, home based workouts Habit based, not diet based, so it works with any eating style, whether it's the paleo diet, the primal blueprint, vegetarian diet, or a plant based diet. Only change things when you need to change them, there's no need to overturn your whole life! The cookbook section is filled with easy recipes that even your non-dieting family will love! No expensive supplements required! Won't disrupt your family! Access to downloadable & printable workout logs, charts, and guides. The Kickstart gets you going right away, so no need to skip to the end! "Guys get overwhelmed and give up, so the gradual approach is great. I love the concept and the way you guys wrote it out; just enough, just when you need it. I don't know if 'genius' is the right word for it, but it's really, really smart. For busy guys, it's a great way to 'get your ass going again, ' without the need to totally change your life to get in shape. You're only going to do what you need to do, when you need to do it. No more." - "Mighty" Joe Stankowski, Fitness Advisor, Men's Fitness Magazine

Weight Loss Boss is a frank, funny, and groundbreaking guide to surviving and thriving in an obesogenic world, from the CEO of Weight Watchers International. We live in a dangerous food world, full of temptation and instant gratification. No wonder obesity among Americans has tripled since the 1960s—and that those prone to weight gain fail over and over to maintain their hard-won goals. Simply put, our brains and environments are stacked against us. Simplistic willpower-based and food-focused diets will never bring lasting change. But a solution is within reach—one that will help readers live better, longer, and more happily. In fact, David Kirchhoff isn't just the President and CEO of Weight Watchers—he's also one of its biggest success stories. In his pursuit of a trim physique, Kirchhoff divulges his slide into full-fledged obesity, his struggles to manage his relationship with food, and to find an exercise regimen that sticks. Drawing on the latest scientific research and numerous other inspiring personal stories, he makes the case that the only recipe for long-term success is to radically shift our mindset when thinking about obesity and adopting a healthy lifestyle that stays with us for good. This requires incorporating positive habits that become second nature, and rigorously managing one's food environment—as well as embracing practical behavior-change tools and other sustainable maintenance strategies. In the light of a new, healthier lifestyle that helps readers look good and feel good, change isn't a burden--it's a release.

Running burns an incredible amount of calories, making it one of if not the most effective weight loss strategies around. And running is accessible to nearly everyone all over the world. This book provides the information you need to begin running for weight loss as well as the tools to stay on track. Runner's World Run to Lose will serve the seasoned athlete as well as the couch surfer, offering guidance on matters like how to strike a balance between getting enough nutrients to fuel workouts while cutting enough calories to meet weight loss goals, how to time calorie-and-nutrient intake to maximize workout power and recovery time, and how to get the highest-quality/lowest-calorie carbs to fuel workouts, among other invaluable tips.

A leading authority in healthy cooking and eating builds on the author's premise that nutrient-rich meals are more effective than dieting when trying to lose weight, counseling readers on how to embrace a healthy lifestyle and nourish the body with high-quality, unprocessed foods.

This toothsome classic takes on the combined challenges of discovering the meaning of the universe and eliminating fat at the same time. Its topic sentence contains a promise that should sell millions: In this book, I tell how to take weight off and keep it off. He doesn't stop there, but continues, The book also embodies a philosophy of life. The weight program is the content of the book, the philosophy of life is its form. If Descartes had sat down to write a treatise on losing weight as a metaphor for maintaining discipline amidst life's vicissitudes, it would have read much like this.Clearly, Mr. Watson has not written a low-fat, new-age, easy-fix solution for the weight challenged. After all, losing weight is hard work. But for our money, it is the most erudite, fascinating, and eccentric book ever written on the subject of weight control, a combination of common sense (driven by human experience), Cartesian philosophy, and the presumption that understanding the mysteries of weight loss and the universe are somehow compatible, even sympathetic, ambitions.The author is (of course) a professional philosopher, and this extraordinary exegesis is at once a moral manifesto, a philosophical discourse, and a practical manual (although the chapter on How to Live and How to Die take it a few steps beyond the ordinary). We love this book for its humor, its iconoclasm, and its weird and wacky mixture of high seriousness and low humor. Read it. Even if you're not overweight, it's a book to treasure.

In this book, you'll be learning everything about losing weight the right way, utilizing the natural ways to lose weight, going away from the usual trends and unhealthy habits that only leave you hungry and weak, and throwing away the latest trends that only prove to be ineffective when it comes to showing results of losing weight. When it comes to weight loss, you need to be smart and knowledgeable so that you don't end up wasting your time and money. Are you ready? Let's gear up and talk about losing weight - the right way.