Confessions of a Reformed Dieter by A. J. Rochester

I released this on the steps of St Stephen's Hall in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia in time for the 8.30am Weight Watchers meeting on Saturday 13 September 2003.

The person who found it joined BookCrossing nearly one year later and left this journal entry:

Journal entry 10 by b-lotus(0/0) from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Monday, August 16, 2004
Hnest, challenging, but somewhat mad and obsessive view of relationships to food and exercise
This woman is pretty fucked up, but there are some useful things in there.
I picked this book up on the steps of the weight watchers meeting. I am sorry, but it has taken me a whole year to release it. Only took a couple of days to read it. Combination of too much work, small children, and lack of will.
The thing that worried me the most about this book is that AJ still seemed obsessive. It is just that the obsession moved from food (being fat) to food and exercise. As libris princess and fire dragon have both discussed, there are many issues around weight loss.
I have 40 kg to lose. Nearly 2 years into Weight watchers I have lost 20 of those - a great combination of more exercise and more sensible food choices, as well as grappling with emotional responses and food. I don't care how long the weight loss takes, just want to make healthier choices. Still got the feeling from AJ that it was all very manic, very all or nothing.
book rating: 5/10

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