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 Women's World magazine, Jennifer Tuma-Young has created a life-changing program based on a powerful and proven releasing weight is not about self-discipline and calorie counting, it's about creating balance in your life. In Balance Your Life, Balance the Scale , Tuma-Young can show you not only how to eat well, but how to live well, with a powerful health, wellness, and inspirational program that succeeds magnificently where so many others disappoint.

Genres: Self Help, Health

293 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 11, 2012

Reviews

[Maureen]

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

[The Lexington Bookie]

I’m not much for reading about diets, but I snatched a copy of this book up at a thrift store because it didn’t center on diet- it centered on balancing your life. I feel like I’ve been on a weightloss journey my whole life but over the last year (almost 2 now!) I’ve learned there’s more to weightloss than diet and exercise. This book gave me a lot of inspiration and insight into ways to help better my health (mental AND physical) and while some information is a little dated (Are there even Curves locations anymore?), there’s some timeless advice that I’m implementing!

[Virginia Bieszad]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Theresa]

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

[Alexei]

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