Great read | Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time

Very interesting book | Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time | Valerie Bertinelli

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	• Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time Valerie Bertinelli Free Press, 2008 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 193 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Enjoyable reading

I love Valerie Bertinelli and enjoyed reading her book. It is a very personable story and interesting to see that everyone has battles to deal with and how they do deal with them. Valerie truly inspires me.

Great read

I really enjoyed reading this book. Valerie is open and honest about her struggles and accomplishments. She is an insperation.

Very interesting book

I was a Van Halen and One Day at a Time fan back in the day. I always wondered why this 20 year marriage broke up. The reasons are hardly shocking, but the author presents them in an interesting and straightforward fashion. She assigns blame equally, which was refreshing. Her life story was fascinating, about how a regular girl becomes a star without losing her way. Apparently the answer is decent parenting. Hmm, who knew?

As for the diet stuff. Well, the story of her yo-yo weight was interesting, but when she started getting into the Jenny Craig stuff, she lost me. Jenny Craig put her on 1200 calories per day? Well, duh. Who wouldn't lose weight that way? Luckily, she does keep the shilling to a minimum.

She did keep talking about how basically her son's fingers were grafted to the videogames, and the photos reveal he could use some 1200 calorie diets himself. But she didn't mention it, even when the photos made it glaringly obvious that she isn't the only one in the house with weight issues. Of course, she's a parent, loves him no matter what, blah, blah. And of course she does. But it was a huge elephant in the room that wasn't addressed and I just thought it was odd. And flame away, but the truth is the truth.

All in all, a really good book. It kept me interested throughout.

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Real girl, surreal life!

Wow - is this something I really wanted to read - for all the wrong reasons! Sorry Valerie, but when you & Eddie got married, it absolutely ruined my fantasies of hanging out with the coolest guitar player in the world. But, as it turns out, I found my own rock star, and later, non-rock stars. Seems like in the end, we're all just girls who want to be appreciated for who we are, and if we have a wilder ride getting there, it's more interesting. I think this book is so inspirational, and I love the surfer commercial! You go! And, I saw VH in San Antonio, and Wolfgang is the man (or is he still a kid?) Good for you Valerie, and your boy will know what a real girl is all about! Thanks for the read! And the motivation to move ahead!

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