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zoefruitcake's review
3.0
AJ Rochester was tired of being the larger than life version of herself so when she was approached to slim for a TV programme she accepted the challenge and transformed herself (and her life) in less than a year.
Before this I had no idea who AJ Rochester was but about a third of the way through I made the mistake of looking her up on the internet and was dismayed to see that 17 or so years after the events in this book she hasn't remained at her goal. At the time she was losing her 30+ kg I was also losing my own 44 kg and I gained all that back too. I have now lost 50 kg so I'm not judging her but I was disheartened to then hear her say at the end how she was never going to be fat again knowing that both of us had regained the weight (I had said the same thing at the time too).
Most of the situations she went through I have been through in some way or another, and now that people marvel at my reduced state and say how much weight I have lost I can honestly say that yes I have lost it but the chances are it will find me again at some point in the future. They usually chuckle nervously but I am not going to fall into the trap of thinking this is the end. The advice she gives is sensible and delivered in her uniquely amusing way and I hope that she eventually manages to slay her demons (without eating them) and has a happy life.
Before this I had no idea who AJ Rochester was but about a third of the way through I made the mistake of looking her up on the internet and was dismayed to see that 17 or so years after the events in this book she hasn't remained at her goal. At the time she was losing her 30+ kg I was also losing my own 44 kg and I gained all that back too. I have now lost 50 kg so I'm not judging her but I was disheartened to then hear her say at the end how she was never going to be fat again knowing that both of us had regained the weight (I had said the same thing at the time too).
Most of the situations she went through I have been through in some way or another, and now that people marvel at my reduced state and say how much weight I have lost I can honestly say that yes I have lost it but the chances are it will find me again at some point in the future. They usually chuckle nervously but I am not going to fall into the trap of thinking this is the end. The advice she gives is sensible and delivered in her uniquely amusing way and I hope that she eventually manages to slay her demons (without eating them) and has a happy life.
lydi2001uk's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
3.5
Funny, honest and relatable
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