Joining the Thin Club: Tips for Toning Your Mind After You've Trimmed Your Body

By Judith Lederman

Many books will help you lose weight. ButJoining the Thin Clubwill help you keep the weight off for good. After losing 80 pounds and going from a size 22 to a size 8, Judith Lederman has beaten the odds and stayed slim for several years. Combining her experience with the professional expertise of Larina Kase, Psy.D.,Joining the Thin Cluboffers advice for every aspect of your new life, from handling compliments and reconciling the inner you with the new outer you, to negotiating social eating and keeping exercise interesting. All the common fears and challenges that you, as someone who is losing or has lost weight, will face are addressed. WithJoining the Thin Club,you'll learn to: - Deal with temptation and prevent a backslide - Break out of the negative self-critiquing rut and appreciate all you've achieved - Create new goals to keep you inspired - Embrace the ongoing process of mind and body toning - Eliminate the stressors that caused you to become heavy in the first place - Eliminate the stressors that caused you to become heavy in the first place With this candid, straightforward book, you'll be able to set realistic goals regarding your weight, address your body-image concerns, and adhere to a plan for exercise and a healthy diet because-when you join The Thin Club, you'll want to be a member for life. From the Trade Paperback edition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307341461
• ISBN13: 9780307341464
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Very helpful

I lost a hundred pounds and this book helped me to accept my new body.

A Blueprint for Change

Just reading the back of this book was a powerful and resonant experience. Working through the book and examining my own life has been monumental. This book is a God-send, and I haven't found anything else out there that addresses the topics that it does. THANK YOU, Judith, for having the courage to write as you did. I think it should be required reading for anyone who has lost weight, and groups like Weight Watchers should actively encourage people to read it, because losing weight IS so much more than a physical change.

Great advice for "losers!"

I have have recently lost 40 pounds (hit my goal 8 months ago) and I could not put this book down. It was like they read my mind. It addresses everything from the fear of gaining the weight back, how to handle compliments, how to handle people who try to sabotage your efforts, and much more. This is a must read for anyone who has lost weight and is now trying to maintain their new healthy weight!

The key to long-term sustainable weight loss!

As a psychologist at a Weight Management Center, I was interested in seeing what strategies the author used to lose weight and maintain the loss. The two authors cut to the chase and refuse to succumb to gimmicky weight loss techniques. They are clear in the role that our thoughts have on our ability to break bad food habits and lose weight for good. This is a non-deprivation based program in which there is no "good" or "bad" food--any food can be helpful or hurtful depending on what you do with it. I especially like the attention given to addressing those "I blew it" thoughts that can lead to a binge. This is a MUST-READ for anybody who has struggled with losing weight and can't figure out why they are "stuck." Looking at your thoughts and how they affect emotional eating and eating habits is the key to breaking through your weight-loss roadblocks.