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by A.J. Rochester (Author)
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  • Paperback: 383 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New Ed edition (3 Jun 2004)
  • ISBN-10: 0099471493
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099471493
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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'I love food. Even worse, I love junk food. If lard could be double deep-fried I would eat it. If I could deep-fry headache pills I would. So it's no wonder I'm now the size of a small yet economically viable continent...'When A. J. Rochester is selected to feature in a television series on obesity, she is at first appalled and then resolved. At 109 kilos (17 stone), she knows she needs to lose weight - not because she yearns to become a twiglet but so she can keep up with her little boy and turn her life around at last. But after years of fighting a losing battle with the flab, A. J. knows she needs a miracle. So she decides to ditch the 'quick-fix' diets and the faddy exercise equipment and try a new approach - one that involves discovering her own inner strengths. It may not be easy - but it pays off. Confessions of a Reformed Dieter charts the highs, lows and plateaus of A. J.'s incredible journey, from overcoming an early setback - waking up in hospital with a broken leg after a drunken binge - to the triumph of shedding the first, and last, kilo.


About the Author

A. J. Rochester is a 32-year-old Sydney-based writer, performer, comedian, film-maker, singer, single mother and goddess. She is the host of the cable-channel series, Mum's the Word.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational (and not American), 7 Jul 2004
The most inspirational book about weight loss I have ever read.

AJ was very overweight and offered a TV company the chance to follow her attempts at weight loss as she hoped that the thought of failing at a diet on national TV would force her to stick to it. The book is a diary of how she felt and what she did to lose weight. She improved her eating and started exercising and lost 40 kilos. At the same time she learnt how to cope with the devastating experiences in her earlier life.

She has a personal trainer (Crusher!) and a psychiatrist (Nutcase!) to help her but don't let this put you off - everything she does is obvious and common sense - but she is excellent at explaining how she felt and how it went. And she doesn't pretend to be perfect, she is honest about the days when all she wanted was battered saveloy and chips and how bad she felt after she had eaten them. (That is another good thing - it isn't an American book - the things she craves are recognisable to Brits, with an Australian slant, and she is not some American inspirational guru - she has a sense of humour that can be appreciated by Brits).

She also has stretches of time when she doesn't lose weight and is honest about how despondent she was. Everything else I have ever read about weight loss suggests everything is perfect and no one ever 'cheats' or gets stuck for a long time. She admits everything (and some of it is very bad - mainly alcohol related!) and tells you how she got over it.

This is the first time I have ever been inspired by a book about losing weight (not dieting - this book is definitely about changing your life, not going on a diet for a few months). I have got off my (admittedly large and comfortable) backside and have started exercising and I will be coming back to this book time and again for inspiration and information.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Diet's don't work, lifestyle changes do., 6 Aug 2004
I also finished this book in a day because I couldn't put it down. It is a very positive book about losing weight because it is reality. It shows readers that anyone can accomplish weight loss through healthy eating, more exercise and perseverence. Very inspirational with some good tips and recipes as well.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars funny, inspiring......, 1 Aug 2004
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This book should be required reading for all of us who struggle with our weight. Not only does she tell it like it is she takes away the myth that if you really want to lose weight you will be successfull immediatly and that if you don't lose weight you are a failure. I read this book in a day, I couldn't put it down. This book is funny, moving, inspirational and above all, real. This is not some skinny woman telling us how to be like her, this is a person who let it all hang out for tv viewers and then went and wrote about it - warts and all. She proves that losing weight is a long process and that it doesn't matter when you "fail" what matters is that you don't give up. This book is fantastic... It should also be read by all those naturally skinny people to make them realise that being overweight is not a crime........
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4.0 out of 5 stars inspirational and enjoyable but not that funny
i really love this book, find it inspiring,have read it several times and recommended it to friends, but do not find it at all funny
Published 8 months ago by tigmum

5.0 out of 5 stars I love AJ Rochester
I absolutely loved this book, AJ's self depreciating humour is a delight. Shes so funny ! its an inspiration to anyone who wants to lose weight and you have to admire this girl... Read more
Published 22 months ago by AK Lane

5.0 out of 5 stars Witty
This book was so funny and witty. AJ chronicles the ups and downs of losing weight and I couldn't put it down.
Published on 28 Jul 2006 by CC

5.0 out of 5 stars truly inspiring and funny and motivating,
trying 20 years to slim down and read too many books and magazines with slimming stories,i think this is the only one that is so funny and yet so emotional true confession of what... Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars geat read
i thought this book was wonderful. Inspirational, witty, touching. a fabulous read, one that i've passed around to quite a few friends who are wanting to lose weight. Read more
Published on 7 May 2004 by halina1066

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge this book by its TERRIBLE cover!
The cover is a major turn off from this book--a chocolate cake with little horns drawn on it--but I urge every woman who struggles with her self-esteem, her past, her body image,... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2004

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