Finished Being Fat: An Accidental Adventure in Losing Weight and Learning How to Finish

by Betsy Schow

Overview

It all started the morning Betsy Schow woke up ten pounds heavier than the month before, surrounded by the clutter of halfhearted projects and discarded hobbies. She decided she'd had enough.

In her quest to wish away the extra seventy-five pounds around her middle, she accidentally changed her life for good. Using her Philosophy of Finishing, Betsy snowballed her efforts from weight loss into a bucket list of seemingly impossible dreams. Now she's here to share the simple secret of her incredible success.

Whether your goal is losing weight, running a marathon, cleaning out the basement, or all of the above, this book will teach you how to achieve more than you ever thought possible without sacrificing your sanity or your sense of humor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781462111251
Publisher:	Cedar Fort, Incorporated/CFI Distribution
Publication date:	01/08/2013
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 You'll Know You've Hit the Bottom When You Hear the Thud 1

Chapter 2 Ghosts of Fat Past 9

Chapter 3 Welcome to the Fat Pack 17

Chapter 4 Running Is Cheaper than Therapy 25

Chapter 5 Who Says TV Isn't Educational? 33

Chapter 6 If You're Still Alive at the End of the Day, You're a Success 41

Chapter 7 When Sharing a Dessert, Always Assume that 90 percent of the Calories Are in the Other Person's Half 49

Chapter 8 Needing to Step on Someone 57

Chapter 9 A Little Spark of Correction 65

Chapter 10 Fat Goggles 71

Chapter 11 Don't Throw Out Your Fat Clothes 79

Chapter 12 Does God Have a Return Policy? 87

Chapter 13 Burning the Blue Floral Parachute 95

Chapter 14 The Figurative Thud and Literal Crash-Again 103

Chapter 15 You Can Do Hard Things 109

Chapter 16 The Best Introspection Comes When You Think You're Going to Die 117

Epilogue: The Philosophy of Finishing 125

Free Offer 130

About the Author 131