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Bernadette Fisers

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Born

Australia

Website

http://www.thatdietbook.com

Twitter

bigweightlossau

Genre

Self Help, Nonfiction

Member Since

November 2016

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My name is Bernadette Fisers, I am an Australian mom and a hair and makeup artist. I grew in a country town called Dandenong which was a fairly tough neighbourhood. It wasn't unusual for kids to take knives and nun-chuckers to school for use in fights on the school oval. Plus of course, the absolute requirement of smoking in the toilets. I'm one of 7 children, second youngest of 4 girls and 3 boys. I've always been determined, that determination leading me to start work at a very early age.

My first job at 12 was setting my elderly next door neighbours purple hair, it never looked better and I was beside myself with the $5 I earned. I got a 'real' job at the age of 14 working part time for a Hair Salon sweeping up, skating there and back on My name is Bernadette Fisers, I am an Australian mom and a hair and makeup artist. I grew in a country town called Dandenong which was a fairly tough neighbourhood. It wasn't unusual for kids to take knives and nun-chuckers to school for use in fights on the school oval. Plus of course, the absolute requirement of smoking in the toilets. I'm one of 7 children, second youngest of 4 girls and 3 boys. I've always been determined, that determination leading me to start work at a very early age.

My first job at 12 was setting my elderly next door neighbours purple hair, it never looked better and I was beside myself with the $5 I earned. I got a 'real' job at the age of 14 working part time for a Hair Salon sweeping up, skating there and back on my home made skateboard, which was built from roller skate wheels topped off with a piece of shaped, scrap wood.

By that time I was earning $15 a week and thought I was rich. I quickly bought all of the junk food that we could never afford at home and began stuffing myself, mostly not sharing with my siblings. I was tired of sharing everything, including my undie drawer. It's no wonder I've had a lifelong obsession with nice underwear and food.

My weight and related health problems really came to a head after I had my daughter. It just got completely out of control at close to 283lbs with pre-diabetes, hypertension and a fatty liver. I had to do something. I was feeling really crap about myself. I finally found an end to all of my agonising and self loathing that I had been putting myself through. I lost 66lbs in 30 weeks.

Once I had dropped the weight quickly all the Mums at the school pick up would ask me what I had done. I would write on sticky notes, homework and any other paper available the guideline to my rules. Eventually I decided to write a book, something that anyone could afford, the cutest damn little book that would have helped me when I was out of control and didn't know where to turn.

This is the last 'diet book' I will ever need and hopefully it will be the same for many other people all around the world as my little book has been translated into many languages.
I am a terrible dieter. All of my friends would tell you that. This however is something that just clicks, its reasonable, logical and above all works quickly. I wish you the best with your health and weight loss. Bern
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	The Little Book of Big Weight Loss 3.47 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 2016 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Little Book of Big Beauty 2.77 avg rating — 43 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The country would be far better if the population were half as interested in keeping their minds in as good condition as they tried to keep their bodies.”
― John Saul

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