About this title: A California cartoonist shows how she lost weight by exercising and counting calories, conveying information, encouragement, and experience through humorous and imaginative stories. The fun part is that it's all in full-color comic form.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Villard Books
Date Published: 2008-12-30
ISBN-13:9780345504043ISBN:0345504046
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Villard
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780345504043ISBN:0345504046
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Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780345504043ISBN:0345504046
Description: New. A California cartoonist shows how she lost weight by exercising and counting calories, conveying information, encouragement, and experience through humorous and imaginative stories. The fun part is that it's all in full-color comic form. read more
"This is a well done weight loss book. Since I'm a fan of graphic novels, I thought I would devour this, but it actually took me a while to get through. I figure that's because I usually read graphic novels for the escapist fantasy elements. Either that or my over-eating self couldn't handle facing the excellent advice this author offers! :-)"
"Very cute book! It is a no nonsense book about Ms. Lay's change in lifestyle. Ms.Lay presents a common sense way to lose weight (counting calories, daily weigh ins, and exercise.) The comic format is great because it reads fast. She also includes recipes and the calorie count for common non processed foods. Would I buy this book? quite possibly. Whould I take it out again from the library? You Bet!!!!"
"This book is a memoir about Carol Lay's experience with weight loss. The twist is that she uses her talent as a cartoonist to tell her story. Unfortunately, the novelty of a graphic novel about health and fitness isn't enough to make it anything more than average.
Why do a fitness book in cartoon form, anyway? This was a big stumbling block for me. When I read a book about someone who has lost weight, I want to see some before-and-after photos. This is a book filled with drawings; for all I know, the author could still be overweight. How am I supposed to believe that what she is recommending works?
Putting the lack of photos aside, this isn't a bad book. However, I can't figure out the right audience for it. The graphic novel format might appeal to teenage girls, but the author is not in their age group and doesn't write in a hip enough style. The women who are Lay's age (mid-50s) have probably read enough fitness books in their lifetime to make this book seem like a kindergartener's guide to dieting. Even her personal story isn't compelling enough to recommend the book."
"One of the pitfalls of this sort of book is that certain readers are destined to have a resentful counter reaction to it, focusing on the author's ego and their own failures in the area of self help. What's remarkable to me is that Lay even had to write a book like this, so filled with general common sense it is. Simply put - as you age, your body loses muscle, muscle uses up calories so your body processes them slower, which means you gain weight faster and it's much harder to lose weight. The best way to maintain health in middle and old age is to do some weight work that will keep your body calorie burning - but it's your own personal Sisyphus situation, where you are fighting to build something that is falling apart. As you get older, it may require more attention, focus, and discipline in regard to your activities and especially your intake. Fruits and veggies should dominate your diet.
I don't see any problem with this message and it's certainly not Lay's fault if you find weight loss hard. Everyone is different, everyone has their own plateau, and Lay has fashioned a nice little autobiographical cartoon book with good information if you care."
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