Fit from Within: 101 Simple Secrets to Change Your Body and Your Life - Starting Today and Lasting Forever

by Victoria Moran

"This is the book that everyone plagued with extra pounds has been waiting for."--Richard Carlson, author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

"Fit from Within will provide you with everything you need to know to start living fully and stop dieting. What a relief!" --Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

"Fit from Within is a down-to-earth, nononsense guide to nutrition, weight management, and health. Forget the hype and use what works, with Victoria Moran as your guide."--Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine, and Healing Words

With more than 50 percent of Americans overweight, it's clear that the secret to ending the struggle with food, weight, and body image isn't in the latest diet or fad. Through personal experience, Victoria Moran has found that maintaining weight loss is more about honesty and courage than counting carbs. With Fit from Within, she presents a body-mind-spirit approach to losing weight, showing how to find self-acceptance and break the blame cycle that surrounds "forbidden foods." With compassion and humor, Moran will help readers stop watching their weight--and start living their lives.

Genres: Health, Self Help, Nonfiction, Food, Psychology

288 pages, Paperback

First published April 18, 2002

About the author

Victoria Moran is an inspirational speaker, a certified life coach, and the author of ten books, including Lit from Within; Fat, Broke & Lonely No More; and the international bestseller Creating a Charmed Life. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Body + Soul, Natural Health, and Yoga Journal. Her blog, “Your Charmed Life,” is published daily on Beliefnet. She lives a charmed life in New York City.

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received this as a Christmas gift from a relative. At first, I was a wee bit insulted and felt this was what my sibling and I always referred to as the "out of touch" gift. But my mother managed to talk me out of making a big deal about it. It was a quick read, nothing earth shattering and now it is being donated to the library.

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like books like this. Helpful hints for life in 1 1/2 page snippets. Some thoughts I liked:

- Become a life gourmet, develop a wide range of interest

- Success is not down the road. it can be precisely where you are on the road, right now, today.

- Interpret success as every day you pay attention to your inner life, eat reasonably, treat people well, be active,...

- Many people who get an inordinate amount of pleasrue out of food aren't getting nearly enough from life's other offerings.

- Make the best choice from those available.

- Don't use food to deal with stress.

- Think of life as a sensory smorgasbord. Give all the senses something to do.

- Learn to wait. Once you wait, you can do almost anything.

- Resign from the clean-your-plate club. Always leave something on your plate.

- HALT = Don't get too hungry, too angry, too lonely, too tired.

- When you build a body out of the healthiest food, environment, lifestyle and attitudes you know of, it's like moving into a mansion from a tar-paper shack.

[Lisa Vegan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, this book is best for those who have a strong spiritual side and those who believe in some sort of a higher power. Both of which, along with OA, are mentioned a lot. If you’re one of those people and have any food issues, I highly recommend it.

That someone is not I. Really, really not me. I had to fend off so much in the book to get to what was useful for me, and I did find a lot of good stuff amongst the stuff that I couldn’t swallow. Pun intended.

But I do really like the author. She has a personable style, and she obviously wrote the book to be helpful to others. It helped me that she’s vegetarian (maybe vegan?) and she does have a lot of insightful things to say.

This book was a gift from someone who is important to me, and was given in a caring and thoughtful manner. Because of this, I’m sure I got more from it than I otherwise would have, and I suspect I’ll again read the parts I found most useful at times when I think they’ll be most helpful again.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the book overall, I thought that each mini chapter was easy to read and apply to current habits immediately. My only complaint would be that a fair amount of information seemed to be geared towards individuals that are significantly overweight or living with disordered eating. Being someone who does live a relatively healthy and active lifestyle not all the secrets applied to me (at this moment). I do recommend the book though, it never hurts to get a fresh outlook or approach to weight loss and healthy living :)

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great tips for being healthy not just physically but also emotionally and psychologically. It really emphasizes how they are all connected. I revisit these periodically to stay grounded and positive.

[Kate Maxwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the perfect little book to keep on hand. It will help you change your mindset and help you to learn to be at peace with who you are (body-wise) and give you tips and techniques to change who you view food, yourself and your life to help you become Fit from Within!

[Allison Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

the chapters make for great daily meditations. I have brought this to the gym and out to dinner with me. when I am struggling I read a few pages and it reminds me of my "why." I rarely give 5 stars, this one is worthy of all of them.

[Kaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Contains tips that can apply to every person and preference, and allows for the fact that not all people are the same.

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting, simply put concepts.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

very easy to digest and apply. a godsend!

[DeAnn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great little book. It gives small changes or things to think about that will help you change your relationship with food and fitness.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of sensible advice in here.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Donated this to a local library after I read it. VERY useful!

[Bibiana Rolston · Rating 4 out of 5]

This books gives you some very practical suggestions on how to develop a healthy lifestyle. Very inspirational. I have read it twice.

[Sonja · Rating 5 out of 5]

I borrowed this book from the library and it was so good that I just ordered a copy so that I can refer to it whenever I want, or even read one of the 101 tips every day.

[Kelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to pick up and read a quick chapter on a regular basis. Read the ebook version but also have a hard copy to have accessible for that purpose.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book - simple advice on good health practices.

[Cathy Clanahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this book had a lot of encouraging and motivating thoughts on taking care of our health and losing weight.

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A practical guide comprising short chapters of a couple of pages. Each chapter gives one succinct piece of advice. Much of it is focused on advice and ideas that could be useful for anyone - whether they have a weight problem, a stress problem, or no problem at all. Conversational and easy to read. No pretense or attempt at literary artistry, just good common sense.
Not an exciting read; a couple of chapters at a time is probably more fun and useful than racing through it. This book is best taken one bite at a time, taken first thing in the morning and repeated at bedtime.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a lot of great suggestions, tips & tricks for weight loss and living a healthy lifestyle when it comes to food and exercise. I liked the short chapters and conversational tone. However, I didn't care for the authors "all you have to do is..." attitude in her advice.

[Hope · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't finish this. The author assumed that fat was the enemy too much for my taste.

[C Edrington]

Good advice on healthy eating.