Fat Chance: Losing the Weight, Gaining My Worth

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Overview

Julie Hadden, one of the most successful and memorable contestants ever on NBC's The Biggest Loser, struggled with her self–worth and her size for years. At age thirty–four she found herself at a crossroads: would she settle for staying ‘big’ the rest of her life, or would she insist on making big changes instead? Reality–TV fans know which path Julie chose that day. When she stepped on the scale at the show’s season–four finale, revealing she had lost an astounding 45 percent of her body weight, she simultaneously stepped into the world’s collective heart.

Julie's experience on The Biggest Loser helped birth her new physique, but the transformation went...

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Overview

Julie Hadden, one of the most successful and memorable contestants ever on NBC's The Biggest Loser, struggled with her self–worth and her size for years. At age thirty–four she found herself at a crossroads: would she settle for staying ‘big’ the rest of her life, or would she insist on making big changes instead? Reality–TV fans know which path Julie chose that day. When she stepped on the scale at the show’s season–four finale, revealing she had lost an astounding 45 percent of her body weight, she simultaneously stepped into the world’s collective heart.

Julie's experience on The Biggest Loser helped birth her new physique, but the transformation went far deeper than that. From displeasure to contentment, from indulgence to self–control, from shame to self–confidence every step along renovation’s path, Julie sensed that God was hard at work.

Relying on her classic humor and penetrating candor, Julie offers readers of all shapes and sizes an intimate portrayal of a once–fat woman who sweated and slogged her way toward thin. Additionally she answers frequently asked questions about her weight loss and being a contestant on The Biggest Loser and provides a sampling of her favorite healthy recipes and sample workouts from her current trainer.

In a book that marries introspection with inspiration and teachable moments with rare, behind–the–scenes details about one of the hottest shows on TV, Fat Chance not only will endear readers to the author’s firsthand experience, but will inspire them to make healthy changes of their own.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780824947880
  • Publisher: Ideals Publications
  • Publication date: 12/1/2009
  • Pages: 255
  • Sales rank: 377,098
  • Product dimensions: 6.30 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments XI

Foreword: Choose to Bet on You Jillian Michaels XIII

Part 1 Moment of Recognition: Something's Got to Give

Chapter 1 From "Why Me?" to "Why Not Me?" 3

MY BEST ADVICE Determine the Source of Your Strength 19

Chapter 2 What Fat Stole from Me 20

MY BEST ADVICE Surround Yourself with Positive Influences 37

Chapter 3 Weight That We All Carry 39

MY BEST ADVICE Move More and Eat Less 51

Part 2 Jell-O Bones and a Bucket of Tears: My Surreal Existence on Reality TV

Chapter 4 The Terrifying, Tumultuous Trip toward Thin 55

MY BEST ADVICE Start Now! 74

Chapter 5 Psychology 101 and The Biggest Loser Campus 77

MY BEST ADVICE Find an Inspiring Image and Focus on It Every Day 94

Chapter 6 The Spiritual Side of My Weight-Loss Struggle 95

MY BEST ADVICE Set Small, Achievable Goals, and When You Reach Them, Celebrate! 110

Part 3 At Home in My Own Skin: Returning to the Old Life I'd Somehow Never Lived

Chapter 7 Eight Pounds I'm Glad I Gained 115

MY BEST ADVICE Make Smart, Simple Choices 132

Chapter 8 This Is Me Now 136

MY BEST ADVICE Believe That You Are Worth It 155

Chapter 9 Dwelling Place 157

MY BEST ADVICE Don't Look at the Big Picture 171

Chapter 10 When I Pray, I Pray for You 173

Afterword: Noah's Favorite Villain of All 189

Appendixes

Sample Workouts 195

Foods to Live For 221

FAQs 240

Notes 250

An Update from Julie 253

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  • Posted December 8, 2009

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    wonderful, honest, and inspiring story

    I loved this book! Fat Chance is so inspiring that it made even me forego eating that piece of chocolate cake and opt instead for lacing up my sneaks to go for a walk.

    Julie Hadden, a cast member on Season 4 of The Biggest Loser television show, has written a memoir that transcends the all too usual "I had an exciting experience" memoir. Through the use of humor and a writer's voice that just wants to invite you over for a cup of coffee, Hadden manages to tell her fat to thin story while at the same time impressing on us the important lessons she learned along the way.

    Included in this well told story are humorous incidents, poignant realizations, and true insight into why she was so overweight to begin with. As an example one of her discussions is about how she has learned to pause before eating something she knows she shouldn't and ask herself "what is it that you are really hungry for?" She realizes now that as a child, she was using food to fill the need of approval and acceptance.

    You don't have to be a Biggest Loser fan to enjoy this book because even those who know nothing of the show will still benefit from its inspiring and straight forward message. But if you are a fan, you'll love the little bits of inside information she includes as asides in each chapter. For example, the large scale used at the weigh-ins is fake (gasp) and the contestants are weighed at a Dr.'s office earlier in the day. If it's any consolation, they don't know what their actual weights are until the taping segment at the scale.

    Written in short, digestible chunks (pun intended) Fat Chance is a quickly paced read that will keep you turning the pages, not because you are wondering if she got thin (the answer is on the cover of the book, yes she did) but instead it keeps you wondering how is she going to cope and continue living a thin life where a fat woman once lived. The question "What is it that needs to change?" will keep you up reading this book late at night.

    Without being heavy handed, Hadden gives her faith due credit for her surviving the show and for her continuing on, even in the face of birthday cake and tea parties. Her honest relationship with God comes across as sincere and not in the least bit preachy.

    As an added bonus to this book, the appendixes include workout routines, glossary of terms, recipes of favorite foods, and a section on frequently asked questions.

    Hadden claims that her single most important lesson she learned from being on the Biggest Loser is that she is worthy of living the life she was created for. Her enthusiasm and inspiring words leave you cheering her success while at the same time asking yourself if you are also living up to your own full potential as well.

    Julie Hadden is a thirty-seven-year-old stay-at-home mom. She and her husband Mike, live in Jacksonville, Florida with their two sons.

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  • Posted September 15, 2009

    An incredible journey from obese to svelte.

    Julie Hadden thought her chances of appearing as a contestant on "The Biggest Loser" were pretty slim, but not only did she make the cut for Season 4, she ended up being slim herself and keeping the weight off long after the show was over. But even after she made the initial selection and appeared on the first show, she wasn't picked for either the Red or Blue team and thought that all the questionnaires, interviews, and appearances before judges was going to be for nothing. Then after an hour of waiting for the bus to take her and the rest of the "losers" out of the desert where they had finished the first race, who should come screaming out of the dust on her motorcycle but Jillian Michaels herself, ready to form the first "Black Team". They were going to be on the show after all!

    If you've ever wondered how the contestants lose so much weight each week on the show, Julie tells of the grueling exercise routines they endure on a daily basis. It's not just the "Last Chance Workout" before weigh-ins where they go all out to burn calories and build new muscle, but 6 long hours of that same excruciating workout everyday. She refers to Jillian's workouts as "beatings." Jillian's motto, "Don't quit unless you faint, puke or die!" takes on an all too real meaning for the contestants in the following weeks. They all found out that they were capable of far more than the ever realized, but the process wasn't much fun at the time. Julie tells about what it took for her to keep going and not give up, even when she was only losing a couple pounds per week. In the end she was to lose almost half of her original body weight! I found it amazing that after all the "beatings" and seemingly impossible workouts, that Jillian Michaels was her hero.

    This book is very interesting for it's inside look at "The Biggest Loser" but it's much more than that. It tells about Julie's background and her internal struggle with herself to keep on going and to not give up on becoming the person that she deserved to be. The book was mainly about her faith in God and how that helped her to get through the show and the weight loss process and to keep the weight off afterward. If you find talk about other people's religious beliefs not to your liking you may find this book a little over the top. But if you want to realize what it took for one woman to conquer her problem with weight and ending up with her life changed because of the huge burden of all those extra pounds, this book is for you.

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  • Posted June 2, 2011

    Interesting but preachy

    If I had known she was going to talk about religion the whole time I wouldnt have bought this book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 22, 2010

    Recommended.

    Enjoyed reading and was inspired.

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  • Posted February 6, 2010

    Fat Chance

    I recommend this book to anyone who has or is struggling with weight issues. I had a hard time putting this book down. She gives a lot of detail of what she went through on the Biggest Loser Ranch, plus how her faith got her through her 4 months away from her family.

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