Inspired to Lose: Motivational Stories from North America's Lading Weight Loss Support Group

by Howard J. Rankin

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965826147
• ISBN13: 9780965826143
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Stepwise Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Ammunition for your weight loss arsenal

I found this book to be exactly what it suggests.....INSPIRING. I liked the stories of what finally motivated these men and women to start to lose weight and how they succeeded in making it work for them. I am in Weight Watchers now, and like it very much, and I find that this books goes along very well with what I am learning in my WW meetings. It's the kind of book I'll pick up over and over to reread and keep me motivated. Anne Fletcher's books are in my "motivation basket," too, but I'm happy to find this one, and wish there were more like it.

A Truly Inspiring Book

On too many occasions, books that are dedicated to helping people lose weight are too full of the basic "I ate less and started exercising more" stories. How boring (even though it's true). I want to hear about people that will INSPIRE me to keep going when all I want to do is quit. We all love to hear about how someone triumphs over adversity to reach their goal. Weight loss is no different. If it were truly that easy to lose weight then there would be a lot less overweight people in the U.S. And I doubt most overweight people would agree that the reason that they overeat is so that they can be treated poorly by society or to set themselves up for having a weight related disease such as heart disease or diabetes. Losing weight is a complex issue. It takes more than just eating less and exercising more. The stories that Dr. Rankin has insightfully included in his book deal with people who have low self-esteem, were abused as children or were just raised in families with skewed eating habits. It takes a very courageous person to get through the underlying issues and make their health a priority. Dr. Rankin sensitively approaches the many challenges that overweight people face. After reading this book, you will not only have more empathy for yourself if you are overweight but also for any other overweight person.

Amazing real stories

Dr. Rankin captured real life in these stories. Readers can relate to these stories. Some of them are beyond what I am going thru and but after reading them I realized if they could lose their weight, so could I.The book is an easy reading book, and you won't want to put it down once you start reading it.A wonderful book of what TOPS (Take Off Pounds Senisbly) is all about. Thank you Dr. Rankin.Diane H. Urbaniak

Inspired to Lose

I appreciate the fact that Dr. Rankin has used REAL people with REAL problems in this book! It has been very helpful and insightful into my own issues with losing weight! Too many time authors just relate "facts and figures". This book shows us so many people from all walks of life, that have some of the same issues as everyone else that is fighting the battle. It is truely refreshing to see REAL people and to read their stories!Thank you Dr. Rankin and all of the contributors who shared their stories in this book! You have helped this person to realize......... If it is to be, it's up to me! And YAGOTTAWANNA!

FINALLY-THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT & KEEP IT OFF

A one-of-a-kind book that emphasizes terrific weight loss tactics interwoven with real people success stories, skillfully written by Dr. Howard Rankin, a clinical psychologist who is also a well-known lifestyle change expert! Dr. Rankin has created an awesome motivational map for weight control, throughinspiring real-life stories of ordinary people who have empoweredthemselves by overcoming extraordinary odds in their personal battles against America's # one menace: OBESITY! "Inspired To Lose" is the key that will unlock your inner door to successful & permanent weight loss. As you step through this door you will discover how courageous Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Club Inc. members were victorious in their struggle to lose weight & keep it off by finding the answers within themselves. Dr. Rankin's book breaks through the lies & illusions purported by the Diet Industry Moguls & tells it like it is; Change your attitude & your lifestyle & you will control your weight. This book reads like a weight-loss feast for the mind, body, & soul!Move over "Sarah Lee!" Look out "Krispy Kreams!" There's a new Sheriff In Town..Howard J. Rankin,PhD. & his sidekick; "Inspired To Lose!"