Balance Your Life, Balance the Scale: Ditch Dieting, Amp Up Your Energy, Feel Amazing, and Release the Weight

by Jennifer Tuma-Young

"Balance is...one of the essential ingredients to a happy, healthy life. Jennifer Tuma-Young's book simplifies the balance conundrum that so many of us are in, and contains all the secrets, tips, and inspiration needed to live a life in balance!" 
--Marta Tracy, Creator of The Style Network and an original founder of E!
A lifestyle coach who has been named one of "America's Ultimate Experts" by Woman's World magazine, Jennifer Tuma-Young has created program. Balance Your Life, Balance the Scale is a must-read book for anybody who has ever felt challenges with self worth, weight, dieting, stress, and life in general. Tuma-Young's simple, soulful approach offers 14 powerful techniques that help you find balance, embrace life, and be the magnificently made human being you were born to be!

Genres: Self Help, Health

288 pages, Hardcover

First published September 11, 2012

Reviews

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyed the ideas of B.A.L.A.N.C.E. including

Everyday techniques include
B Breathe
A Accept
L Laugh
A Appreciate (who you are, your friends, family, circumstances)
N Notice Nature
C Connect
E Experience - create an experience (turn a bath into a spa treatment, make morning tea special –ie special mug, add special flavor, add pleasure to each encounter, brighten someone else’s day, move, do calf stretches while standing in line, go on to next-level (stand, don’t sit,)
Smile, show appreciation, write a joy list of your ten favourite things

[Virginia Bieszad · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It definitely encouraged me and has me wanting to get more balance in my life to help me balance my own scale. I want to be healthy and this is a book that looks at more than just food and exercise. Worth a read if you're looking for encouragement and ideas.

[Elizabeth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I could not get into the book. Sometimes that happens. Doesn't mean it is a bad book, just that it isn't meant for the reader in that moment

[Pauline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm, not sure. There is good info here - not surprisingly, if you're chasing around, stressed out, and not making time for yourself, your weight could become an issue - but I'm not sure there were any startling a-ha moments for me. And I found the structure a bit of a mess; topics seemed contrived to fit with a cheesy acronym, instead of presented in an easier-to-follow way. The blatant promoting of Curves health clubs wore rather thin too.

In short, there are nuggets here, but you'll have to work to extract them.

[LemontreeLime · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm not the right audience for this one. I think it was when the author stated that women are doing too much these days... and a few paragraphs later listed all the roles and jobs in her own fabulous super busy life.. which sounded an awful lot like what had just been discussed as a bad thing. But I guess that could just be my impression... make your own decisions, maybe this is the right book for you.

[Scottsdale Public Library]

If your typical weight loss plan involves calorie-counting and extensive menus, this book is not for you. However, if you are willing to closely examine your habits and cut yourself some psychological slack, this book may just work for you. -- Paula C.

[Marylee Raymond Diamond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book about how to release weight. set me to thinking...

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book tremendously. Very inspiring and makes sense too.

[Alexei · Rating 1 out of 5]

No idea why I picked it up. Too meat and potato - no spice.