Fat, Broke & Lonely No More: Your Personal Solution to Overeating, Overspending, and Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places [Hardcover]

Victoria Moran (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 22, 2007

Do you ever obsess about whether to order dessert, buy those pricey sandals, or be totally honest on a third date?

If so, then you are already acquainted with the fear of being fat, broke & lonely. If only we could eat less, get paid better, and be more outgoing.

Only it's not that simple. Our endless quest to be fit, flush, and partnered (no matter where we fall on the scale) inevitably makes us feel fat, broke & lonely. The symptoms are anxiety, shame, and fear, and the diagnosis is feeling miserable about ourselves. We have two choices: give up, convinced that this is just a lifelong, losing battle, or go toe-to-toe with our negative self-image and take back our lives.

Real-life anecdotes, practical strategies, and a touch of sass make this revolutionary five-step plan a must-read. First, Moran helps us discover the root of the symptoms. Then we learn how to break up with fat, broke & lonely for good. And finally, we learn how to hook up with the life of our dreams—and who doesn't want that?

Editorial Reviews

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“Simple, straightforward, and the perfect antidote to the struggles we all face.” (Mariel Hemingway, author of Mariel Hemingway's Healthy Living from the Inside Out )

“Let Victoria Moran be your personal, pocket Life Coach. She’s ever upbeat and has tons of ideas…. ” (Vicki Robin, coauthor, Your Money or Your Life )

“Fat, Broke & Lonely No More is food for the soul and a call to action.” (Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom )

“Shines the light on pessimism and sends it scurrying back into its rat hole.” (W. Bruce Cameron, author of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter )

About the Author

Victoria Moran is an inspirational speaker, a certified life coach, and the author of ten books including Lit from Within; Fat, Broke & Lonely No More; and the international bestseller Creating a Charmed Life. She lives a charmed life in New York City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne; 1 edition (May 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061154237
• ISBN-13: 978-0061154232
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #354,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write life-enhancing books. "Self-help" is the genre and one of my passions to make self-help literature, too. In addition, I do keynote speaking (if your organization books speakers, please have a look at the "My Speaking" page on www.victoriamoran.com (http://www.victoriamoran.com/), and I am a certified life coach, with in-person clients in New York City and telephone clients from all over.
I host an Internet radio show, "Your Charmed Life," on www.HealthyLife.net, and I do a daily blog on Beliefnet.com: http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourcharmedlife. I've also been a guest on Oprah! twice --- with my books Shelter for the Spirit and Lit from Within. My best-selling book to date is Creating a Charmed Life---it's in 29 languages and quoted on boxes of Celestial Seasonings teas---and it has a brand new sequel, Living a Charmed Life: Your Guide to Finding Magic in Every Moment of Every Day. For the first thirty years of my life, I struggled with overeating and dieting; I overcame that (from the inside out) and share what I know in my books Fit from Within and, newly revised and updated: The Love-Powered Diet: Eating for Freedom, Health, and Joy. You can keep in touch by subscribing to my newsletter, The Charmed Monday Minute (www.victoriamoran.com); follow me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/charmedlifelady)or join my Facebook Fan Page (http://bit.ly/CT9Ir).

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really, really enjoyed this book, July 19, 2007

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fat, Broke & Lonely No More: Your Personal Solution to Overeating, Overspending, and Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places (Hardcover)

If one mark of a good writer is that they connect with their readers, then Victoria Moran is a very good writer. Fat, Broke and Lonely No More is written in a style that feels more like an intimate conversation with a close friend--a friend that we don't see often enough. Insightful, compassionate and unaffected, Moran has fashioned a book most women can benefit from reading.

Having been at one point or another either fat, broke or lonely or some unfortunate combination of the three, I feel qualified, maybe even certified, to comment on her observations. However, the most eloquent comment I can make is a quote from the author herself. "At its root, fat, broke and lonely, whether as fact or fear, arises from emptiness inside a human being, a cavity in the soul." This book is about looking to ourselves for the answers.

The section I found most interesting, is the one I almost didn't read. Having been well married for thirty-nine years to a man I still find irresistible, I didn't think that her insights on lonely would be of much value for me. They are!

Victoria Moran effectively points out to be with a whole person, you need to be a whole person, driving home the point again that self-discovery is the key to weight, money, relationships and life.

This section is a primer unto itself on how to conduct all the relationships of your life--whether friend, neighbor, lover or business acquaintance. I'm sure if you put into play this chapter's suggestions, you would have a remarkable life. It's worth a shot.

The comprehensive bibliography is reason enough to buy this book--whatever you're looking for, you'll find it here.

Now after saying how much I enjoyed the book's content, I need to say this. The cover art had me confused. Written in a light-hearted tone, this IS a serious book, and the cover looks like a comic book about Betty and Veronica in the '50s.

Armchair Interviews says: Everyone can learn something from this book.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, June 29, 2007

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This review is from: Fat, Broke & Lonely No More: Your Personal Solution to Overeating, Overspending, and Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places (Hardcover)

Victoria Moran has a way of writing that speaks to each individual personally in a non-judgmental way. I have already implemented her mantra to "just wait" after dinner when those nightime cravings set in. She said that I would be okay, and she was right. I didn't starve and I was okay. Thanks, Victoria. Keep blessing us with your great writing and wonderful spirit. On the negative side, my 10 year old daughter was embarrassed by the book jacket. She made me take it off while reading poolside on our vacation. She did not want anybody to think I was "fat, broke or lonely".

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Victoria has done it again!, September 4, 2007

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Karen Kelly (Milford, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fat, Broke & Lonely No More: Your Personal Solution to Overeating, Overspending, and Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places (Hardcover)

Victoria Moran has done it again with this book - fantastic, wise and funny advice that actually works and is very doable. Anyone who has trouble with her bank account, love affairs, or food relationship MUST read this book and keep it by her bedside. I have been a fan of Victoria's since I read her Love Powered Diet, which I am happy to learn is being reissued. It too is a compassionate, well written book. Victoria is an amazing writer. Many self help books are written in the same way, with the same tone - but Victoria is a wordsmith so everything she puts on paper is fun to read. Thank you!