After The Before & After is about what happens after achieving "weight loss success." After losing 55 pounds, the author thought she'd finally beat obesity and would live happily ever after. Then, like the vast majority of people who lose weight, she regained. This book chronicles her journey to discover that happiness has nothing to do with food or weight. Cultivating self acceptance did more for her emotional and physical shape than dieting ever could.
Author. Blogger. Speaker. Creator of ah-ha moments. Lover of what is.
Karen C.L. Anderson blogs about the literal ups and downs of what happens after achieving "weight loss success." Before & After: A Real Life Story explores:
-what it means to accept yourself no matter what
-feeling your feelings
-not wanting to have to count calories for the rest of your life
-giving up the scale permanently
-pouring bottles of wine down the drain
-getting angry at clueless doctors, and
-the belief that if you view the weight loss journey as hard, a battle, or a war, that's exactly what you'll get
Anderson is a freelance writer and speaker. Prior to becoming a freelancer, Karen spent 17 years trying to fit her right-brained self into a left-brained career as a trade magazine journalist in the field of plastics. She worked mostly in New York City, which helped make up for the trauma. She lives in New London, CT, with her husband, Tim who is most definitely a left-brainer. She sincerely appreciates that in him.
