Self-Esteem Comes in All Sizes: How to Be Happy and Healthy at Your Natural Weight

by Carol A. Johnson, M.A., Gary Foster, Ph.D. (Foreword by)

Overview

For large women who are tired of unsuccessful dieting and feeling bad about their size, this book offers specific things they can do to feel attractive, sexy, and happy at their natural weight. Upbeat and affirmative, it features empowering personal stories, a Large Person’s Bill of Rights, updated research on obesity and genetics, and resources for plus-size women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780936077376
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	06/19/2001
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Carol A. Johnson, M.A. is a research sociologist, certified psychotherapist, and founder of Largely Positive Inc., an organization that promotes health and self-esteem for all sizes. She is also Editor of On a Positive Note, a newsletter focusing on self-esteem and body image. She has appeared on such television talk shows as Ricki Lake and CBS This Morning, and has been featured in Ladies Home Journal, Woman’s Day, Elle, and Better Homes and Gardens. She has given presentations for company wellness programs, size-acceptance organizations, and women’s conferences, and at fashion events for Nordstroms, Macy’s, and Liz Claiborne.

Read an Excerpt

Buckle up!

You are about to take a journey unlike any you’ve ever been on before—at least in this society, because by the time we reach our destination, a place called “Largely Positive,” you will no longer allow your size and weight to measure your self-worth. Heck, you may decide to throw your scale in the trash! We’ll be making a number of stops along the way, to talk about things like:

Why people come in all sizes (and it may have very little to do with how much you eat).

How to know if you’re really a binge eater (and why).

Why it doesn’t necessarily follow that “If I lost weight, anyone can.”

Why self-esteem does not stop at size 12.

How to get compliments and command respect in an ample body.

How to get your priorities in order and start living your life now.

And, O.K., how to better manage your weight once and for all.

What People are Saying About This

Lindsey Hall

Carol Johnson is a character and she shines in this entertaining, upbeat book on loving yourself and enjoying life. Without reserve, she tackles important subjects such as weight and health, ‘cultural corsets,’ size acceptance, self-esteem, and taking action. Carol is my heroine!
— (Lindsey Hall, author of Full Lives)

Editorial Reviews

This book radiates Johnson’s warmth, vitality and confidence. She makes people feel good about themselves.

Healthy Weight Journal