Do I Look Fat In This?: Get Over Your Body and On With Your Life [Mass Market Paperback]

Rhonda Britten (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 6, 2007

The author of Change Your Life in 30 Days and Fearless Living confronts that nagging question from the inside out.

As a Life Coach on the Emmy Award-winning daytime reality show Starting Over, Rhonda Britten has helped countless women befriend their bodies-first by encouraging them to face and accept what they see in the mirror, and then by empowering them to make healthier decisions about their weight.

In Do I Look Fat in This?, Rhonda shares her personal story of body confidence and the stories of many of the women who have reached out to her. With Rhonda's encouragement and advice, people can find the courage and inspiration they need to move from disliking their bodies to celebrating them, from seeing them as objects of shame to considering them their own best friends.

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About the Author

As the founder of the Fearless Living Institute, Rhonda Britten trains coaches, facilitates workshops, and speaks internationally.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (March 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399533125
• ISBN-13: 978-0399533129
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,134,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An unsatisfying mix of memoir and advice, August 14, 2006

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This review is from: Do I Look Fat in This?: Get Over Your Body and On With Your Life (Hardcover)

I believe this book would have worked better if the author had written a more personal book, or a more traditional advice book. As is , it is an unsatisfying mixture of both, with neither aspect very fulfilling.

The goal of the book is admirable, but I found the advice to be overly simplistic and often repetitive. The personal parts of the book frequently come off as being a plug for the author's tv show and and I found this annoying. Whenever specific people from the show are brought up, it is with so little context that these anecdotes contribute little to the book.

The most interesting part of the book is the photos of women with brief comments on their attitudes about their bodies. These women barely figure in the text of the book, I'd have liked the book more if the focus was more on these women than the author's personal experiences. This focus on the personal might have worked in a different kind of book, but in this case it limits the usefulness of the book to others.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!, May 29, 2006

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Nay (CT...USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do I Look Fat in This?: Get Over Your Body and On With Your Life (Hardcover)

Finally...a book for someone like me!
I'm not overweight, not looking for a diet or exercise plan like so many other body books give. I have body image issues and God Bless Rhonda for writing a book that speaks to accepting and loving our bodies!
I loved every page, it was so helpful.
Rhonda writes in honesty, and from her heart. She shares her own feelings and experiences...I find courage in that!
It is a great read and a book I will refer back to often!
Do yourself a favor and buy it!
ENJOY!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Couldnt Put It Down!, March 2, 2006

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Jessica Swensen "Jessica S." (Thousand Oaks, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do I Look Fat in This?: Get Over Your Body and On With Your Life (Hardcover)

I just got this book today, and after about 5 hours I read it cover to cover. I couldnt put it down! Rhonda is brutally honest in this book about her struggles with her body and it connects her to the rest of the world. By the end of this book she will feel like your best friend. I see now where my body has held me back in life, but even better I have a guide now on how to change it! My body will become my best friend! Thank you Rhonda!!!