I'm not fat, I'm just big boned and other lies we tell ourselves: Overcoming a lifelong battle with

'When I first decided to write this book it was because I wanted to share my weight loss experience with others. I figured that if I could overcome a life long struggle with obesity then others could as well. I compiled all my tips in one place hoping that after people read them they would understand that weight loss is an achievable goal. The odd thing is, the more I wrote the more I realized that it wasn't a diet program alone that helped me to lose weight - it was the fact that I had finally stopped lying to myself about why I was fat in the first place.'