I'm Beautiful, Dammit!: Waging Your Own CurvOlution

By Rachel Ann Caplin

In a country where the majority of women are dissatisfied with their bodies, the revolutionary way of thinking contained in these pages is critical in developing new attitudes towards body image.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965327590
• ISBN13: 9780965327596
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Terrace Publishing
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Quirky, fun + honest to boot!

I was looking through the options for yet another 'get fit quick' book and stumbled across I'm Beautiful Dammit! What a refreshing change it was to read about not trying to change everything about what makes us US but to take a moment to reflect on the beauty that's inside us all. The fact that this is well written was icing on the cake. I'm now waging my own Curvolution!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

I just want to say thank you to Rachel for opening up and exposing herself, sharing her struggle with body acceptance and inspiring me with her suggestions and stories of success. I am not alone as I know many women struggle with the illusion of a "perfect" body which first of all is nearly impossible to obtain yet alone sustain. This book is a breath of fresh air and a powerful tool for any person that is looking for inspiration and some truth into the epidemic we are living in. Rachel, Thank you! I can't wait for your next book!

Empowering and positive

All I can say about Rachel Caplin and her excellent book is HALLELUJAH and a hearty thank you! Being a woman who has had ongoing weight and body image issues since 3rd grade, this book is a godsend. Rachel's style is charming, honest and captivating and her message of body acceptance is SO necessary in a society where I can scarcely think of a gathering of women where weight and body issue does not come up, usually in the context of shame and self-loathing. This book is the perfect antidote to a culture obsessed with unnatural expectations of women. After reading this I "got it." The upshot--yes, take care of yourself, eat healthy and get regular, moderate exercise, but do NOT feel any less beautiful if you cannot wear a size 0, or if you had a slice of pizza today or if you didn't run 10 miles a day this week. We have all heard this before but it is time we all started to walk the walk: beauty not only comes from within, it also comes in all sizes and shapes! That is not preachy, it is fact. This book made me want to just go out there and shine. Rather than tear one another down, we women must unite and recognize that there are many faces of beauty--not just the one very slim (pun intended) definition forced down our throats by the media. And we should all give ourselves a break from the constant self-criticism as well!! This book is a positive, uplifting leap in the right direction--GO RACHEL!! Heartily recommended!

image changing

with so many unrealistic images it is empowering to finally find someone with a realistic voice telling us all to appreciate the beauty that we each already have...

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

Finally, a book that isn't out to change my body, just change my thoughts and my views about my body. The first time I went to Europe I remember being extremely envious of these girls my age (teen at the time) who were sitting around the beach toppless eating big sandwiches with belly rolls hanging out and were completely comfortable with themselves! I wished I could've been that. Instead I grew up on the beaches of California where we never ate- only drank selzer waters- and never sat up in a bikini, wrapped ourselves in towels to the water's edge and were constantly worried about what we looked like! EXHAUSTING. Our country has the most warped body image of any other country on the planet and finally Rachel has addressed this issue with humor, research and a light hearted smack to get us finally loving ourselves! JUST AS WE ARE- and not 5 or 10 lbs from now. Thanks for an excellent book, Rachel.