Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell--After Pregnancy: Every Woman's Guide to Shaping Up, Slimming Down, and Staying Sane After the Baby Summary and Reviews

Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell--After Pregnancy: Every Woman's Guide to Shaping Up, Slimming Down, and Staying Sane After the Baby
by Debra Waterhouse

Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell--After Pregnancy: Every Woman's Guide to Shaping Up, Slimming Down, and Staying Sane After the Baby
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Author: Debra Waterhouse
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-01-08
ISBN: 0786884568
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Hyperion
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Book Review: Forget the dieting and jogging. Read this book instead.
Summary: 5 Stars

I was absolutely determined to lose the four stones I had put on during my pregnancy and had convinced myself that the strict diet and exercise programme I was following would enable me to get back into my size 10 jeans in no time. The pounds would drop off. Why wouldn't they? After all, eating nothing but fruit for a few days and exercising like an idiot had always worked in the past. I had always been able to drop seven pounds in as many days before my pregnancy, so common sense told me that it would work after my pregnancy. Right? WRONG.

Four weeks after the birth of my son, I was a size 18 (and a snug size 18 at that)and the weight was coming off at an average of a pound a week. All this despite near-starvation and exercise. Big wow. I had never been so depressed and confused by my body's defiance in shedding the pounds. I was pretty desperate about it and I know that there must be plenty of women out there who have felt the same. I have always been very body-conscious and it was affecting all areas of my life. No exaggeration.

This is definitely the book to read if you have just had a baby and are despairing at your inability to lose the weight. Even better, buy and read it while you are pregnant because it will tell you what to expect and why you shouldn't panic. Even more satisfying is that Debra Waterhouse draws from her own experience, so the reader is able to identify with her from the start.

Buying this book was absolutely the best thing I could have done for my sanity (and my husband's!). It showed me very clearly where I was going wrong and restored my belief in my body's ability to return to normal. The author gives excellent advice with very simple guidelines involving no gimmicks, no fad diets and no marathon-running. She teaches you to chill out, relax and enjoy your fuller (although only temporary) figure. More importantly, reading this book will halt your obsession with shifting weight and to focus instead on enjoying your new baby!

Many thanks to Debra who certainly helped this body/image/weight-conscious thirty-something to see that there was a light (and a size 10) at the end of the tunnel.

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