Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Foreword ix

Part 1 1

1 Introduction 2

2 Why I Wrote This Book 10

3 The Facts and Stats 14

4 Missing the Wood for the Trees 16

5 But I Need to Be Slimmer to Be Happy! 19

6 So What Really Leads to Happiness? 25

7 I Should Be So Lucky 26

8 Your First Diet Fix 31

9 It Starts with WHY 35

10 Ready for Change 39

11 My Early Coaching Years 44

12 Fads, Promises and Secrets 46

13 When Healthy Becomes Unhealthy 50

14 The Penny Started to Drop 58

15 Where Is This Obsession Coming From? 60

16 To Thine Own Self Be True 64

17 Gray Isn't Sexy 67

18 Blind Faith 72

19 Slim Doesn't Mean Healthy 78

20 When Inspiration Isn't Inspiring 85

21 Happy People Like Themselves 95

22 Letting Go of the Dream 98

Part 2 103

23 Standing in the Face of Fear 107

24 Who the Hell Are YOU? 116

25 FEEL the Fear 118

26 Self-Limiting Beliefs 122

Part 3 135

27 Self-Worth 136

28 Body Image 140

29 Finding Your Why 144

30 Your Values Are Your Future 147

31 Challenging Your Limiting Beliefs 155

32 Self-Talk 161

33 Setting Boundaries 164

34 The Social Media Cull 168

35 Attitude of Gratitude 171

36 Critical Thinking 173

37 Embracing Your True-Self 178

38 Practicing Good Self-Care 183

39 Putting are Love into Self-Love 188

Values List 190

Epilogue 197