Title: The big skinny : how I changed my fattitude : a memoir /
Authors: Lay, Carol.
Publisher: Villard Books,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Lay, Carol Comic books, strips, etc.; Lay, Carol.; Weight loss Comic books, strips, etc.; Reducing diets Comic books, strips, etc.; Overweight women United States Biography.; Cartoonists United States Biography; Women cartoonists United States Biography.; Weight Loss; Diet, Reducing psychology; Overweight therapy; Attitude to Health
Abstract: Here's the skinny: After a lifetime of yo-yo dieting with pills, hypnosis, and ill-informed half-measures, Carol Lay finally shed her excess pounds and kept them off. Now this California cartoonist shares her experiences in a funny, genuine, and eye-popping graphic memoir that tells Carol's story and shows you how you can do it, too.
Contents: What's it all about -- My big fat life -- Ghosts in the graveyard -- How what when why huh? -- A day in the diet -- The numbers game -- Spray oil exposé -- Mission: improbable -- Evolution -- Jane's addiction -- ¡Musica! -- Emotional triggers -- The anthropologizer -- What's in it for me? -- Tips -- At work or play -- Flipping the switch -- Getting good to go -- The gymless workout -- At the gym -- A lifelong change -- Calorie charts -- Menu plans -- Recipes.