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Tales From The Scale | 
 enlarge | Author: Erin J. Shea
Publisher: Polka Dot Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 89680
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1593373287
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.19639800922
EAN: 9781593373283
ASIN: 1593373287
Publication Date: April 1, 2005
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Meet the women . . . Julie
Heather
Erin
Lori
Monique
Shauna
Robyn
Join them as they chronicle their travails with weight and struggle to lose pounds and find themselves . . . The Twinkie Defense: how they gained weight in the first place The Inner Fat Girl: the little voice that longs for an identity beyond her body The Tenth Circle of Hell: facing the worst enemy-the scale I've Always Liked Big Girls: experiences with sex, dating, and feeling sexy beyond a size six In Tales from the Scale, author Erin J.Perfect for anyone who has every fought to lose pounds, Tales from the Scale delivers encouragement, hope, and more than a few laughs along the way.
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 A Good Read April 5, 2008
Penny Ladnier (Napa, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a veteran in the trenches of the diet wars, I have plenty of my own tales from the scale, so I can certainly relate to these. Some essays had me laughing out loud, and some had me commiserating with the pain the authors felt over the various humiliations of out-of-control-eating and living in a body that's not a socially acceptable size. They offer bits of insight and wisdom in their stories, and compare the difference between their lives as fat and normal sized. All of the women have lost weight, to a greater or lesser degree, and one has gained it back and is still struggling. There are seven authors. The book is broken down into 8 chapters with different topic headings, and each woman writes to that topic. All are written in the first person, so I found it a little confusing keeping track of the thread of each woman's life experiences as I moved through the stories. The only thing I came away still wondering about was exactly what motivated these women to finally get it together to stick with a diet/eating plan long enough to lose a huge amount of weight. I would have appreciated another chapter titled: Hitting Bottom, or What It Took For Me To Finally Get It Together To Lose The Weight. All in all though, this is a good read, and I recommend it to anyone who has struggled with overeating and trying to diet.
 Inspirational July 12, 2007
T. Carrington (Tennessee)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is entertaining as well as inspiring. These are real life women facing the struggles of being overweight and overcoming adversity. I loved it and passed it on to my sister!! For anyone who has struggled with losing weight, this is a must read!! Hats off to these women!
Great Book February 7, 2007
Sondra C. Jarvis (Raleigh, NC)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this book when I started my weight loss journey over a year ago. There were many things I laughed, cried, and agreed with. I am close to my weight goal and I have picked up the book and started reading it again because it is so good.
I have recommended it to many friends as well as recommending it during my Weight Watchers meeting. Anyone who has ever been overweight needs to get this book.
Was sad to have it end!! January 3, 2007
Darla Ramirez (Duarte, CA United States)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book was fabulous - all of the writers are witty and their insights into the process of living fat and losing weight was so inspiring. I didn't put it down, but I didn't want it to end! Thanks, Erin, for putting such a great read together!!
Nice reality check October 2, 2006
Carla Baku
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
It's all here, folks. Want to know how truly discouraging it is to buy plus-size clothes? Ever wonder how scary and all-consuming (pun) an office birthday party feels? Wonder what goes on in the heart of the big girl that is everyone's friend and no one's romance? There is a lot of genuine stuff between the covers of this book, and it is a very fast read. Heartfelt and heartening.
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