I really enjoyed this - Shauna's writing style is relaxed and funny and I really warmed to her. Now, if only I could use this to motivate me with my own weight loss!

Shauna Reid started writing a blog about her fear and sadness at being overweight. Her blog chronicles her trials and tribulations, successes, set-backs and travels. She went from hiding behind food to running in races and around the world. It was a journey of self-discovery as well as weight loss. She's funny, poignant, silly and all-together inspirational. I really enjoyed the book -- it was great to see someone take control with humor and grace. ( )

Very entertaining, moving, and engaging memoir of a woman who lost half her body weight. Inspiring to those of us who always want to grow and learn to love ourselves in a healthy way.

Shauna Reid is my hero! My superhero! I recently came to the end of a major weight-loss journey (90 lbs lost, woohoo!!) and ended up stumbling a lot along the way and even after I had reached my goal. I wasn't prepared for all of the emotional issues I would have to tackle when it came to dealing with my weight, losing the weight and learning to be happy with who I am, imperfections and all. It's still a struggle. But reading Shauna's own personal journey with her amazing wit and flat-out honesty has really encouraged me to keep moving forward and to take the time to get to love the body I have. I know I'm not alone, that I'm not the only person who has experienced what I've been through and what I still go through.

The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl started as a blog (which Shauna still runs today) and chronicles the years spent going from 351 lbs to 175 lbs. But it's also so much more than that. The weight loss is front and center but really, where her story becomes so inspiring, is when she begins to blossom into a confident woman ready to create her own adventures as opposed to waiting for life to happen. That's the kind of person I want to be. I used to think "Once I lose the weight, then I'll be able to...." Shauna started that way too, but then she realized what a waste of precious time that really was! So she took some risks. She moved from Australia to Scotland, attended cardio classes at her local gym, traveled Europe, met up with friends more often and stopped obsessing over what and how much she was eating. And along the way, she found her self several sizes smaller, happy with a life full of great family and friends, and also managed to stumble into the man of her dreams.

This is such a great book for any woman to read, whether you've struggled with weight or are just looking for inspiration to get out and live life. I loved this book and am now a subscriber to Shauna's blog :) Great read! ( )

The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl is a book that came from her blog. http://www.dietgirl.org/ if you scroll through the archives, you can get a glimpse of what she went through. (But! But! But! THANK YOU to the publisher who translated the metric system into pounds for the sake of Americans who have no concept of Kilograms!) Where she started at & where she is now. And you most certainly need to read the book. It is so very inspiring. So very REAL. If you are struggling with your New Years Resolution right now, you need to read this book. You will see. If Dietgirl can do it, so can you!!

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