Do you struggle with your weight? Are you the mom who perhaps gained some after kids and is having a hard time taking it off? Or perchance, one who looks at the super-slim and wonders to herself if those women are naturally thin, or very controlled about their diet and exercise routines? Sally Shields set out to uncover some answers as to offer inspiration to those in need of a strategy. Inside this book you will find many insider secrets to shedding those unwanted pounds once and for all, so that you can be healthy, feel fabulous, and get back into your jeans again! Each candidly sharing their personal story, these 101 contributors range from women who were born with the coveted thin gene to those who struggled to learn exactly what it takes to maintain their slim figures, Is She Naturally Thin, or Disciplined? shows us that it is possible to look and feel great, no matter what your age, size or body-type!

101 women share their secrets to staying thin, including the food they eat and their workout routines.

The 7 Eating Habits Naturally Thin People Have (but the diet industry never talks about) Discover how to relax around food and free yourself from a lifetime of dieting There's an insidious idea out there that is secretly keeping a lot of people overweight. It's a simple thought, and one that goes unchallenged most of the time. What is it? Well, if you've ever heard someone say, "but it's easy for her to stay thin, it's all in her genes!" then you've encountered this problem face to face. The dieting industry makes it seem like losing weight is some sort of rocket science, a top secret combination of special foods eaten in special ways and all kinds of expensive superfoods, fitness fads and embarrassing celebrity endorsements. And so I guess it's understandable that when someone seems to stay slender, it must obviously be because they're just naturally that way. By accident, even. We assume some special innate characteristics mean they get to run circles around the laws of physics, eat junk food and end up with flat abs and a bum you can bounce coins off. The truth, though? Nobody is naturally thin. In fact, when somebody claims to be naturally one way or the other (naturally slim or just naturally bigger, without anything they can do about it) what they are actually telling you is that they have a lifestyle that naturally leads to either a healthy weight or overweight. Nobody can fight the laws of physics, but people are born with different temperaments, different life philosophies, and different attitudes towards food. Look at a thin person, and what's likely the cause is that they think about food differently, and because they do, they behave differently when they eat. As with so many things in life, your attitude determines everything. What is your attitude to food? Are you carrying around ideas, thoughts, feelings, misconceptions, biases, illusions and wishful thinking that is actually making you collect extra pounds? Or do you hold a mindset about food that allows you to make rational choices that result in a stable, healthy weight? If you're like me, it's a mix of both! In this book, we'll look at the 7 key ways that "naturally" thin people differ in the way they think about food and themselves. We'll see how these attitudes lead to a natural respect for the body's appetites and a disregard for junk food advertising and other external cues. We'll see that naturally thin people don't fight with their food, and know how to savor their meals - and stop when they're satisfied. Naturally thin people must be sounding like a rather smug bunch at this point, right? But here's the point: you can be naturally thin, too, by gradually adjusting your own food attitudes. We'll look at ways to incorporate these habits and ideas into our own lives, and start using that shift in perspective to make better food choices. The 7 Habits of Naturally Thin People will help you to: Transform your entire relationship with food Gradually loose weight and keep it off for the rest of your life Let go of magic pills, shakes and other stuff the dieting industry, colleagues and that skinny Youtube chick want you to believe in Explore and understand why you eat when you're body isn't hungry Take responsibility to love, respect and nourish your body ..and much more inside! Learn how to to relax around food and free yourself from a lifetime of dieting TODAY!

Explains how to be permanently freed from dieting & overweight. Exposes myths & false information of traditional diets. Teaches parents how to prevent & treat overweight in children. Describes the true relationship between emotions & overeating. Exposes the overwhelming physical cause of overweight. Explains why 98% of dieters regain lost weight. Based on scientific concept of adaptation. Antonello describes the accumulation of fat as a survival adjustment to an environment where food is intermittently restricted--as in the typical diet. So, when people diet or avoid eating to control their weight, they inadvertently program their bodies to store fat to keep them alive. Exposes binging behavior as physically inspired--the body's attempt to stay alive in spite of intermittent semi-starvations. To lose weight naturally, the food supply has to improve--people need to eat more food more often. Antonello stresses that becoming normally thin does take time--it's not a quick-loss gimmick, but it is permanent. "A totally revolutionary book."--Dr. David W. McQuoid, M.D. ". . . reflects all the new research on obesity. It tells you exactly what to do, how to do it, & why, based on the facts."--Dr. JoAnne May, Ph.D.

A star of The Real Housewives of New York outlines accessible guidelines on how to make informed food choices, counseling readers on such topics as enjoying food without guilt, eating high-volume foods to satisfy the appetite, and committing to an enjoyable form of exercise. Original.

A fresh approach to overcoming struggles with food, exercise, and body image. From journaling prompts, to practical tips and tricks, this book is packed full of helpful tools and useful information.

In this eye-opening book, New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society's obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals. Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata's account of four determined dieters' progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional low-calorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power. Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one's weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.

Racing Weight is a proven weight-management program designed specifically for endurance athletes. Revealing new research and drawing from the best practices of elite athletes, coach and nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald lays out six easy steps to help cyclists, triathletes, and runners lose weight without harming their training. This comprehensive and science-based program shows athletes the best ways to lose weight and avoid the common lifestyle and training hang-ups that keep new PRs out of reach. The updated Racing Weight program helps athletes: Improve diet quality Manage appetite Balance energy sources Easily monitor weight and performance Time nutrition throughout the day Train to getand staylean Racing Weight offers practical tools to make weight management easy. Fitzgerald’s no-nonsense Diet Quality Score improves diet without counting calories. Racing Weight superfoods are diet foods high in the nutrients athletes need for training. Supplemental strength training workouts can accelerate changes in body composition. Daily food diaries from 18 pro athletes reveal how the elites maintain an athletic diet while managing appetite. Athletes know that every extra pound wastes energy and hurts performance. With Racing Weight, cyclists, triathletes, and runners have a simple program and practical tools to hit their target numbers on both the race course and the scale.

From New York Times bestselling author Bethenny Frankel, the book that started it all: Naturally Thin. Bethenny Frankel, reality TV star, “Queen of Cocktails,” and “Mommy Mogul” has always had a passion for preparing and enjoying healthful, natural foods and sharing that love. The New York Times bestseller Naturally Thin shows how anyone can banish their Heavy Habits, embrace Thin Thoughts, and enjoy satisfying meals, snacks, and drinks without the guilt. Armed with Bethenny’s rules, you will say: -I know when I am really hungry -When I’m really hungry, I look for high-volume, fiber-rich foods -I can have any food I want -I love the taste of real food With more than thirty simple, delicious recipes (including her famous SkinnyGirl Margarita), a one-week program to jump-start readers on the Naturally Thin lifestyle, and warm, witty encouragement on every page, Frankel serves up a book for a healthier and thinner life.

Today dieters are more frustrated than ever before: Neither restrictive dieting nor a moderate middle-of-the-road approach has curtailed the obesity epidemic. As professional weight loss coaches, Greg Hottinger and Michael Scholtz have developed a new weight loss paradigm that has produced impressive results for the Biggest Loser Club online members. Hottinger and Scholtz's unique strategy helps readers identify the obstacles that are sabotaging their weight loss and gives them Five Stepping-Stones to Change: a series of physical, emotional, and social guidelines to help them break through their barriers. Coach Yourself Thin will help you lose weight by: - giving you a sustainable, nutritionally balanced eating plan - laying out the basics of fitness and helping you create personalized workout strategies that fit your lifestyle - providing tools, techniques, and hands-on exercises for changing your habits Packed with success stories and solid instruction and inspiration, Coach Yourself Thin is a guide to becoming self-aware, breaking the frustrating dieting cycle, and designing a personal plan for lasting weight loss success.