Random Acts to Lighten Up! [Paperback]

Katie Evans (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Kendall Hunt Pub Co (August 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787243817
• ISBN-13: 978-0787243814
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,959,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a user-friendly book with help in many modes., September 7, 1999

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Jean Gilbertson ([e-mail]) (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Random Acts to Lighten Up! (Paperback)

Katie Evans' book, Random Acts to Lighten Up!, is a compendium of easy ways to be in charge of your weight and your life. It's a book to pick up and read a few pages anytime you need a boost to help you stay on your path. Anywhere you open it, you will find common sense guidelines, inspiring quotes, affirmations, explanations that help you maneuver the food world, and a lot of loving advice. There are brief essays, recipes sprinkled here and there, fill-in lists to help you define and meet your goals, and suggestions for handling the stresses and challenges of holidays. The reason for reading the book might be summed up in this excerpt quote: "If you always do/What you always did/You'll always be/What you've always been/You'll always get/What you've always got/And you'll always have/What you've always had." This book provides in small bites the encouragement you need to make major changes in your life.

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but don't pay full price, September 29, 2000

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"dmmcintosh" (Issaquah, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Random Acts to Lighten Up! (Paperback)

This really was a random book, as the title states. It had lots of little quotes and inspiration, but nothing solid to base weight loss on. It was a very quick read, but mostly fluff. If you are looking for something to read when you need a little "pick me up" this might be just the book, but if you want something to help you in your battle of the bulge, this isn't it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Find out why you eat when you're not hungry and how to stop., August 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Random Acts to Lighten Up! (Paperback)

I found Random Acts to Lighten Up! an exceptional way to sit and take a look at why I'm eating what I am. I have never been an over weight person but I love to eat. I eat if I'm bored, reading a book, when I'm socializing with friends, etc. I find myself getting angry with myself after I've downed a handful of cookies! I have noticed that I can't just eat anything I want anymore beacuse my body just doesn't keep it off like it used to. Not only that but it makes me unhealthy. I want to be able to eat food and enjoy it, and you can. But it's about eating less. When you actually take the time to sit and think about why you're eating you may find that it's linked to either stress or emotional things that are happening in your life. When you read this book you're able to analyze why you eat what you do and why for the moment you may seem satisfied. You can't eat you troubles away. I learned that you need to listen to your body and eat when it needs food and not look to food as a comforting friend.