Getting There Staying There

By Jennifer Klein

Getting There Staying There is an honest, entertaining, self-help weight loss book, written by someone who's been there. Author Jennifer Klein recounts how she found success only after changing the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970943903
• ISBN13: 9780970943903
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Thomson Publications (MA)
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

This is my favorite weight loss book

I have read many 'diet' books but this is my favorite! It does NOT have filler pages with recipes...it's 146 pages are packed full of encouraging and helpful information. I learned from reading Jennifer Klein's book, "Getting There and Staying There" that all over-weight people have 'Defective Hunger Meters!'.....They work to tell us when we are hungry before meals BUT they become defective when it comes to telling us to STOP when we are NO LONGER HUNGRY....A trim person can go to a wedding and eat one plate of food and a piece of cake and be satisfied...But us, (me) actually would like another piece or two of cake (me..preferably a corner piece!)...I like the way the cake and rich sweet frosting tastes in my mouth....being 'Tummy Hungry' has nothing to do with it." Although we can't fix this meter to make it work automatically; we CAN and WILL control it manually Jennifer said: "Weight loss is not a punishment. It is a wonderful and exciting experience that will lead you to a new life." FROM ME: Let's go for it! And not settle for anything less than total victory. (Reaching our ideal or dream weights.) It is not a race, it is just fine and better really to get there slowly, we just need to get there.

what a great book!

I really enjoyed reading this book. I flew right through it. I had lost 155 pounds following a different plan and watched as some of my hard lost pounds crept back on. I had changed my lifestyle and lost the weight slowly so I began to get really frustrated with myself over losing my weight but not my obsession with food. Reading Jennifer's book made me realize that I have been doing things right by thinking long term and making the healthiest choices possible. I changed the outside but the inside may never change. I may never lose my obsession with food. I just have to learn to be at peace with myself about not always being perfect. There is no time limit on becoming healthier. She also gave plenty of helpful tips. I laughed at some of the things I read in Jennifer's book. I kept thinking - has she been following me? This book is well worth the read. You wont be dissappointed.

For readers of all fitness levels and backgrounds

Getting There Staying There: How Looking At Weight Loss Differently Changed My Life by certified personal trainer and professional weight loss coach Jennifer Klein is the personal weight-loss success story of a woman who learned how to avoid the pitfalls of fad diets and make genuine, lasting health changes for permanent weight loss success. Nutrition specialist Jennifer Klein articulately shares her hard won wisdom for improving one's life and physical well-being making Getting There Staying There a very highly recommended guide for readers of all fitness levels and background.

You have to read this!

I first went to see Jennifer in 1997 when I was only 12 years old. I was desperate; my weight had ballooned to almost 300 lbs (that's right, 300lbs as a seventh grader). I'll admit, although the program made perfect sense to me, I didn't have the maturity level as a twelve year old to implement Jen's teachings into my life, and I failed again and again. Jen was incredibly patient with me; I think she saw in me the power to change myself that I didn't know I had. During the summer of 1999, I had finally had enough; summer clothes just didn't work. Not only were they tight, but I looked awful. I was interested in girls, but they weren't interested in me. And worst of all, I knew my health would be in serious jeopardy if I didn't do something. So I started really paying attention to Jen when we met for our weekly sessions, and as I began changing my lifestyle, my eating habits, my exercise habits, the weight came off.I'm now 17 and I stand 6 feet tall and weigh 220lbs. I have achieved a level of confidence now that would only have been a pleasant dream two years ago. I'm happy with the way I look and my cholestorol and blood pressure have gone down, which are really the best effects of my weight loss.I'll be honest with you; losing weight is possibly the toughest thing you will ever do in your life. But Jennifer has a program that actually works (!!!) and that you can live with for the rest of your life. I strongly urge you to read this book; if you're serious about a life change, and not just going on a diet (which don't work by the way, I've been on enough to tell you this, you need to change your entire way of eating and exercising) then this is definitely the book for you.

Me Too! That is what I kept thinking as I read.

I'll be the first to admit, I was a bit intimidated to start reading another weight loss/health related book. I figured I'd be told once again I have to eat only tasteless foods worth "2 points." I'm one of those people looking for the effortless weight loss plan of eating nothing but chocolate chip cookies.Just a few paragraphs into Getting There Staying There, I was thinking "me too." This book made me realize I'm not the only person that dreads dieting, thinking the day is ruined if I start it off with something unhealthy like a fattening muffin. Jennifer's book has taught me to understand that I can recover from any "muffin" mishaps. I was so surprised at how much I could relate to in this book, it almost made me laugh aloud at times. More importantly, it has motivated me to start taking the first steps (once again) towards a healthy lifestyle. Only, this time I'm confident my steps will continue to move forward.I am trying to figure out how to tell my family and friends to read it without offending them. Hopefully, with a little time they will see improvements in me, and ask about how I got 'healthier' so I can tell them I learned from reading Getting There Staying There. I definitely recommend reading this book.